Entremuros House

Entremuros, “between walls”, is a house made inside the shell of an old building. The Spanish design team kept the thick stone walls and the timber roof structure and placed the new home within them.

The new parts are made of steel and glass, set apart from the old masonry so that the two layers remain legible. Long ramps and walkways run through the length of the building, linking the levels and offering changing views of the walls, the beams and the light.

Living spaces, kitchen, bedrooms and a study are arranged along this route, each opening onto the rough stone or onto glazed courts. The contrast between the worn walls and the precise new surfaces gives the house its character.