The project begins with a house organised in two bays which, over time, had been altered through extensions. The addition of a double-height volume at the rear occupied the courtyard, limiting natural light and creating an enclosed space.
The intervention recovers the clarity of the original scheme. The additions are removed, restoring light, ventilation and the relationship with the exterior. The programme is reinterpreted through a vertical extension.
The new upper floor allows the ground level to be released and conceived as a continuous space for daily life. The rigidity of the original layout is dissolved, creating a sequence of spaces connected to one another and to the courtyard. The sleeping areas are placed above, where new façade openings introduce light and adjust the relationship with the urban context.
The courtyard regains its role as a central element. It acts as a climatic regulator and as an extension of the house, bringing light deep into the plan and enabling cross ventilation. Movable enclosures allow the relationship between interior and exterior to be adjusted according to use.
Materially, the intervention is based on the recovery of the original construction systems. Lime renders and ceramic masonry are preserved, in dialogue with the new upper level. Internally, ceramic vaults are exposed and combined with visible steel beams. Timber joinery and continuous flooring complete the composition.
The result is a house that finds its value in simplicity: a luminous, flexible and honest space where new and existing elements coexist with clarity.
