Zest Architecture

Villa CP

Villa CP

Zest Architecture

Villa CP
© Jesús Granada

STEEL WORK
Lampistería Rf2000 Sl

GEOTHERMICAL INSTALLATION
Germans Turró

BUILDING COMPANY
Construccions Edinou Sl

INSTALLATIONS
Geotics Innova

PHOTOGRAPHS
Jesús Granada

AREA
440 M²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Girona, Spain

CATEGORY
Houses, Refurbishment

Villa CP
© Jesús Granada

Text description provided by architect.

The Barcelonese Architecture firm ZEST Architecture, founded by the Dutch architect Co Govers, will take part in the Biennale of Venice, which opens on 7 June 2014.

The project Villa CP, the restoration of an old Catalan farmhouse, serves as inspiration for the installation that ZEST Architecture will present in Palazzo Mora, as participant in the exhibition “Time Space Existence”, organized by the Global Art Affairs Foundation.

Villa CP
© Jesús Granada
Villa CP
© Jesús Granada

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.

Villa CP
© Jesús Granada
Villa CP
© Jesús Granada

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.

Villa CP
© Jesús Granada


Villa CP
© Jesús Granada
Villa CP
© Jesús Granada
Villa CP
© Jesús Granada


Villa CP
© Jesús Granada
Villa CP
© Jesús Granada
Villa CP
© Jesús Granada
Villa CP
© Jesús Granada
Villa CP
© Jesús Granada


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