Villa CP by Zest Architecture
16/06/2014.
[Girona] Spain
metalocus, ALEX DURO
metalocus, ALEX DURO
Little by little we know more and more of what it is possible to see on Biennale di Venezia. The transformation of an old Catalan farmhouse in a 21st century house, by the Co Govers' team, is exhibited in the Palazzo Mora. A work of adaptation to the enviroment, ecology and good use of materials.
Outside vision. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Photography © Jesús Granada.
Outside vision. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Photography © Jesús Granada.
Access. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Photography © Jesús Granada.
Surrounding area. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Photography © Jesús Granada.
Inner vision. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Photography © Jesús Granada.
Inner vision. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Photography © Jesús Granada.
Inner vision. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Photography © Jesús Granada.
Façade detail. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Photography © Jesús Granada.
Inner stairs. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Photography © Jesús Granada.
Bathroom. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Photography © Jesús Granada.
Façade detail. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Photography © Jesús Granada.
Façade detail. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Photography © Jesús Granada.
Access. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Photography © Jesús Granada.
Access. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Photography © Jesús Granada.
Location. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Image © courtesy of Zest Architecture.
Ground floor plan. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Image © courtesy of Zest Architecture.
First floor plan. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Image © courtesy of Zest Architecture.
Transverse section. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Image © courtesy of Zest Architecture.
Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Image © courtesy of Zest Architecture.
Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Image © courtesy of Zest Architecture.
Outside vision. Villa CP by Zest Architecture. Photography © Jesús Granada.
Zest Architecture is a young architectural studio based and led by the Dutch architect Co Govers since 2008. Her project for the restoration of an old Catalan farmhouse and its transformation into a 21st-century house, Villa CP, will take part in the following Biennale di Venezia, which will be opened on next 7th of June and about what we have been talking about the last weeks.
The house is exhibited in the Palazzo Mora in the exhibition "Time Space Existence" organized by the Global Art Affairs Foundation and directed by Co Govers.
Description of the project by Zest Architecture
Villa CP is a restoration project, whereby a 21st century house has been created inside an old stone structure. The existing stone walls have been largely rebuilt, with enormous openings towards the landscape linking the house to its spectacular surroundings: a National Park of cork oak with distant views towards the Mediterranean.
ZEST Architecture’s work is always marked by sustainability, so it may not come as a surprise that this project sports materials and elements such as a natural pool whose water is filtered by plants and gravel, insulation with locally harvested and produced cork, clay, and stray panel finishes in the interior and heating/cooling through a geothermal installation.
The old and the new (that which will age) strengthen each other in this project through their opposition and juxtaposition. The old has been left visible with all its scars, while new materials such as Corten steel, wood, and clay, were chosen for the beauty of their natural imperfections and the way in which the traces left by time make them even more beautiful. Rain, wind, human touch…. will make sure that this house will be even more beautiful over time.
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Architects
Zest Architecture.
Collaborators
Geotics Innova, s.l (Geothermical Installation), Lampistería RF2000 sl (Installations), Germans Turró, sl (Steel Work).
Builder
Construccions Edinou, sl.
Area
440 m² (240 m² ground floor; 200 m² first floor), 1 ha gardens.
Dates
January 2010 - September 2011.
Location
Girona, Spain.
Photography
Jesús Granada.
Co Govers ZEST Architecture
ZEST architecture was founded in 2008 by the Dutch architect Co Govers (Masters in Architecture from TU Delft), after working with architects such as Max van Aerschot in the Netherlands and Josep Lluis Mateo in Spain. From the beginning, ZEST has focused on combining sustainability with natural elegance, which has always been an important aspect of Co's work.
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