Minimalist transformation home house in Cartagena

In the neighborhood of Jesecological County La Concepcion in Cartagena, Spain, Architectural Studio I’m studying has resided the modest abode in the 1960s into a minimalist example of modern design. Named Raw materialThe project also includes conservation and renovation, resulting in a home that reflects the layered history of its neighborhood while offers fresh, open lifestyle.

Covering about 2,153 square meters, Casa Cruda resists the temptation of complete overhaul. Instead, Meii Estudio opted for a restrained scope of the project, where subtle, but the crucial plans play home. The result is a residence in which renovated floors and surfaces are filled with raw materials of original brick walls and wooden roof trussions.

The philosophy of the design avoids erasing; Every scar, texture and construction trace becomes part of the identity of the home. By taking a new old, Casa Cruda achieves a balance between modern and authenticity, inviting their tenants to inhabit and enjoy the best of both worlds.

One of the most dramatic decisions of the project is home to take the home of its structural core. Partitions, false ceilings and outdated finishing are removed, revealing a spacious amount filled with potential. The process presented the wall wall of the brick and exposed wooden beams that now define the atmosphere of the main living room.

Instead of hiding these original elements, architects showed them, allowing materials to become part of everyday life. Stripped-back aesthetics is not just about minimalism, but the desire to reveal beauty of what was already there.

Natural light plays a key role in Casa Crud. The large operating roof was introduced in a paved roof, creating sightseeing to the sky above. The addition brightens the house during the day, changing the sun moving. Sunlight filters through an open quantity, revealing textures and connecting the inside of the natural scenery outside. Skylight also provides access to the roof terrace, expanding life experience outside the closed shell house.

At the core Casa Cruda is a living room near 300 cubic meters (10,600 cubic rates), conceived as a unique flexible space organizing daily activities. This two-layer area – with its original details above the ceiling and updated modern elements below – creates a dynamic contrast between modern intervention and historical conservation.

Continuous sage green cuts basis interior, extending upward in a ceramic plate of 7-inches high ceramics. Above this point, floating lining integrates technical systems discreetly, maintaining clean lines and openness. The volume is rounded by vegetation, courier lighting, local artwork and carefully selected furniture, which personalizes width space without overload.

For more information about Casaru Cruda and Meiiis Estudio, visit Meii.es.

Photography Hyperfocal.

Caroline Williamson is the editor-in-chief of design milk. It has BFA in a photo with SCAD and can usually be found searching vintage trenches, working in the transverse words of the New York Times in the pen or processing playlists on Spotify.