This house intended for a holiday use by its owners, occupies what was an old orchard on the banks of a river in the province of Leon.

The project, designed by Javier Ramos Morán and Moisés Puente, is characterized by the use and maintenance of traditional construction systems in the area or a rural own use. Thus the brick factory walls unseen and without grouting have been painted white, similar to how it does contemporary architecture of agricultural sheds and stables for livestock in the area mode. The other characteristic element is the concrete lintels are in sight emphasizing the rural character.

Description of the project by Javier Ramos Morán and Moisés Puente

This second residence is located in a small village near León on the river Esla banks on a site that had served as an orchard, with mature walnut trees and some fruit trees. Any references from neighbours made it difficult to establish any dialogue with existing constructions or follow any alignment. Therefore, the house provides its autonomous set of references that match in the old orchard—parallel to the street, without touching the edge, take advantage of the privacy afforded by the old and precarious enclosing wall built with adobe and rubble to open the views towards the river. The volume is in a corner of the orchard to avoid having to cut any tree and leave the maximum free space to a lawn for lunches and family parties.

The house has a conventional program, where its communal parts enjoy the best views and the most space possible. The construction is very simple and economical. The horizontal concrete elements were left exposed to establish a reference pattern in the façades and extend in overhangs that protect the most exposed façade in one side and cover the space to park the car in the other. The no bearing brick walls have been painted white, similar to the recent vernacular architecture of farm sheds and stables in the area.

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Moisés Puente, Javier Ramos

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Gustavo Zapatero

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Villarroañe, León, Spain

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may 2015

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Construcciones Berjón CB

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125 sqm

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Moises Puente, (Leon, 1969) studied architecture at schools in A Coruña, Rome and Barcelona, ​​graduating from the latter. In 2004 he received the 1st COAL Architecture Prize for a single-family home. He was a member of the editorial committee of "Quaderns d’Arquitectura i Urbanisme" (2003-2005) and works as an editor for the magazine “2G” and for the Gustavo Gili publishing house. Since 2016 he has been the director of his small publishing house “Puente Editores”

Since 2022 he has been the director of the Historical Archive and Library of the Official College of Architects of Catalonia, COAC.

His publications include “Exhibition Pavilions” (2000), editions of texts by Alejandro de la Sota (2002), Josep Llinàs (2002), Mies van der Rohe (2006, with editions in Portuguese, English, Japanese and Czech) and Jørn Utzon (2010); he is co-author (with Iñaki Ábalos and Josep Llinàs) of the monograph “Alejandro de la Sota” (2009) and the monograph of the magazine “2G” on the houses of Mies van der Rohe (2009). He has translated numerous architectural essays into Spanish for various publishers (Editorial Gustavo Gili, Pre-Textos, Reverté, Fundación Caja de Arquitectos). In 2010 he received the FAD Prize for Thought and Criticism for his editorial work.

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Javier Ramos Morán studied architecture at the E.T.S.A of Valladolid and the Politecnico di Milano, obtaining summa cum laude in his PFC in 2001. He has worked on both large studies independently and writing their projects. In 2003, Ramos received the second award in the Competition of Ideas for the Sports Pavilion & Civic Centre "La Puentecilla" (León, Spain).

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Published on: March 16, 2016
Cite:
metalocus, ÁLVARO LAMAS
"House in an orchad by Moisés Puente and Javier Ramos" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/house-orchad-moises-puente-and-javier-ramos> ISSN 1139-6415
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