Housing like a rural village. Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán
25/07/2023.
[Garciaz] Spain
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The studios of Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán have formed a team to project Cortijo Jamonero House, an intervention on an old farmhouse linked for years to livestock farming. The project is located in the municipality of Garciaz, in the southeast of the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, in Spain.
This house promotes and recovers the typology of the farmhouse; the different changing geometric bodies and the use of existing structures favor their integration into the landscape. The housing project is one of the 50 finalists of the XVI BEAU Awards (Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism).
This house promotes and recovers the typology of the farmhouse; the different changing geometric bodies and the use of existing structures favor their integration into the landscape. The housing project is one of the 50 finalists of the XVI BEAU Awards (Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism).
Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán. Photograph by Eugeni Pons.
Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán. Photograph by Eugeni Pons.
Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán. Photograph by Eugeni Pons.
Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán. Photograph by Eugeni Pons.
Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán. Photograph by Eugeni Pons.
Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán. Photograph by Eugeni Pons.
Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán. Photograph by Eugeni Pons.
Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán. Photograph by Eugeni Pons.
Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán. Photograph by Eugeni Pons.
Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán. Photograph by Eugeni Pons.
Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán. Photograph by Eugeni Pons.
Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán. Photograph by Eugeni Pons.
Site plan. Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán.
Site plan. Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán.
Floor plan. Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán.
Section. Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán.
Section. Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán.
Section. Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán.
Section. Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán.
Elevation. Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán.
Axonometry. Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán.
Jorge Vidal Studio and Marcos Catalán & Marta Garcia Orte Studio use the existing walls, proposing access to the patio facing south. A series of openings were raised through large wooden frames, which not only frame the landscape but also illuminate and ventilate the spacious rooms.
The house is made up of slate and granite from a nearby quarry; the chestnut tree trunks that would later be used for the beams, furniture, and carpentry were felled and dried, and different elements (lintel concrete, perimeter arches, chimneys, sinks, etc.) contain aggregates and sand from the area.
Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán. Photograph by Eugeni Pons.
Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán. Photograph by Eugeni Pons.
Description of project by Jorge Vidal, Marcos Catalán
Cortijo Garciaz House is the result of an intervention in an old farmhouse linked for decades to livestock farming.
The raised house strengthens and recovers the local farmhouse typology, breaking down the program into various bodies of changing geometry and favoring integration into the landscape as if it were a rural town.
Blending in with the existing walls, the house offers access through the south-facing patio, culminating in a sequence of outdoor spaces between holy oaks and rocky areas.
Cortijo Jamonero House by Jorge Vidal and Marcos Catalán. Photograph by Eugeni Pons.
The construction of the entire project has been carried out with a high degree of craftsmanship: the stone—slate and granite—was selected from a nearby quarry; the chestnut trunks that would later be used for beams, furniture, and carpentry were felled and dried; the concrete of lintels, perimeter arches, chimneys, and sinks contains aggregates and sand from the area; and copper was also manipulated to manufacture all the taps on site.
With the aim of bringing the house closer to the landscape and opening it to the outside, a series of openings are proposed through large wooden frames, which not only frame the landscape but also illuminate and ventilate the spacious rooms. These boxes are still inhabited windows: artifacts that contain sofas, shelves, benches and that provide the domesticity that the interior of a house requires. In this way, the facades become the reflection of this interior life instead of responding to purely compositional criteria.
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Architects
Jorge Vidal Studio + Marcos Catalán & Marta Garcia Orte Studio. Lead architects.- Jorge Vidal, Marcos Catalán.
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Builder
Construcciones Antonio Avila.
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Vidal Tomás Arquitectes. Jorge Vidal
Jorge Vidal Tomás architect, graduated from ‘Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona’ (ETSAB) in 2005. He studied at the Academy of Architecture Mendrisio in 2004. During that time, he worked with Peter Zumthor Atelier and Valerio Olgiati Atelier. Furthermore, he studied in Greece with Ella Zenghelis thanks to a scholarship awarded to him by the Mies Van der Rohe Foundation. He is, at present, preparing his Ph.D. at ETSAB.
He is a professor of Studio Projects at ETSAB and director of the series of lectures known as Foros ESARQ at the Universidad Internacional de Cataluña. He has taught as a guest speaker at many schools of architecture. In addition to his academic commitments, he lectures extensively all over Spain and also abroad. He writes regularly about architecture.
Marcos Catalán, Marta Garcia Orte. Marcos Catalán and Marta Garcia Orte Studio
Marcos Catalán & Marta Garcia Orte Studio are an architecture and design studio based in Barcelona. It was founded in 2006 by Marcos Catalán under the name "Marcos Catalan, Studio", and in 2017 it was associated with Marta García Orte. Currently, both run the studio. They have extensive experience spanning more than 15 years. His work has been recognized with numerous awards (Fad Awards, Girona Region Architecture Biennial, Saloni Awards, etc.) and has been widely disseminated in specialized magazines.
Marcos Catalán graduated in Design from the Elisava School in Barcelona in 1997. After collaborating in different architecture studios, in 2006 he founded “Marcos Catalan, Studio,” developing comprehensive architecture, interior design, and product design projects. Currently, he combines professional practice with teaching, teaching classes in different Master's degrees in Interior Design at Elisava. He has taught at various design schools in Catalonia and Spain and has been invited as a lecturer at the CEDIM University of Architecture and Design in Monterrey, Mexico.
Marta García Orte is a graduate in architecture from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Barcelona-ETSAB (Barcelona, 2005). She collaborated with different national and international architecture firms until, in 2010, she founded her own studio, developing comprehensive architecture projects. In parallel, she has completed the Master in Construction Management at La Salle Barcelona - ETSALS (Barcelona, 2007) and the Master in Architecture from the Barcelona Institute of Architecture - MBIArch (Barcelona, 2010). From 2012 to the present, he combines professional practice with teaching activity at the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture, teaching project subjects, university competitions, and temporary installations, winning the Urban Plunge and LlumBcn 2019 awards.
Marcos Catalán graduated in Design from the Elisava School in Barcelona in 1997. After collaborating in different architecture studios, in 2006 he founded “Marcos Catalan, Studio,” developing comprehensive architecture, interior design, and product design projects. Currently, he combines professional practice with teaching, teaching classes in different Master's degrees in Interior Design at Elisava. He has taught at various design schools in Catalonia and Spain and has been invited as a lecturer at the CEDIM University of Architecture and Design in Monterrey, Mexico.
Marta García Orte is a graduate in architecture from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Barcelona-ETSAB (Barcelona, 2005). She collaborated with different national and international architecture firms until, in 2010, she founded her own studio, developing comprehensive architecture projects. In parallel, she has completed the Master in Construction Management at La Salle Barcelona - ETSALS (Barcelona, 2007) and the Master in Architecture from the Barcelona Institute of Architecture - MBIArch (Barcelona, 2010). From 2012 to the present, he combines professional practice with teaching activity at the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture, teaching project subjects, university competitions, and temporary installations, winning the Urban Plunge and LlumBcn 2019 awards.
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