Carmen House
Program
Single-family home between dividing walls
Intervention
Rehabilitation
State
Built
Situation
Palafrugell, Baix Empordà, Girona
End of work
2013
Built area
193 m2
Credits
Xavier Robertson (collaborating architect), Alfons Brugué (technical architect), Arnau Rovira (photography)

To have all the illusions possible

Auquer i Prats – Village house, Palafrugell. Photo by Arnau Rovira
Auquer i Prats – Village house, Palafrugell. Photo by Arnau Rovira
Inner courtyard.

Renovation of a building from 1900, formerly a warehouse, into a two-storey house. On the ground floor, there is a garage with direct access from the street and a living area, an open and bright space that connects to the back garden. Here, a swimming pool and a porch have been incorporated, joined to the house by a vegetable pergola.

Auquer i Prats – Village house, Palafrugell. Photo by Arnau Rovira
Auquer i Prats – Village house, Palafrugell. Photo by Arnau Rovira
The kitchen gives access to the pergola of the interior patio.
Auquer i Prats – Village house, Palafrugell. Photo by Arnau Rovira
Auquer i Prats – Village house, Palafrugell. Photo by Arnau Rovira
Fireplace built with raw adobe bricks.

Access to the first floor is provided by a concrete staircase on the first floor and wooden steps on the rest, allowing natural light to enter from the facade. Original elements of the building are maintained and highlighted, such as the sloping roof with painted wooden beams and a unique door to the main room.

Auquer i Prats – Village house, Palafrugell. Photo by Arnau Rovira
Auquer i Prats – Village house, Palafrugell. Photo by Arnau Rovira
Restoration of the original roof.
Auquer i Prats – Village house, Palafrugell. Photo by Arnau Rovira

The facades retain their original style, and inside, noble and artisanal materials are prioritized, bringing character and coherence to the renovation.

Auquer i Prats – Village house, Palafrugell. Photo by Arnau Rovira
Restoring and relocating the original woodwork.
Auquer i Prats – Village house, Palafrugell. Photo by Arnau Rovira
Shower with artisanal tiles from Ángeles Arce.
Auquer i Prats – Village house, Palafrugell. Photo by Arnau Rovira
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Carmen House
Carmen House
Program
Single-family home between dividing walls
Intervention
Rehabilitation
State
Built
Situation
Palafrugell, Baix Empordà, Girona
End of work
2013
Built area
193 m2
Credits
Xavier Robertson (collaborating architect), Alfons Brugué (technical architect), Arnau Rovira (photography)