Spanish studio Agore Arquitectura concerts a brick building to function as a base foundation that supports a raised timber house dubbed the House on a Brick Base located in the outskirts of Barcelona. It takes over a site that has an old tool shed and a small red-brick building. Both of these were ruins and are now brought back to life as the structure is extended throughout the sloped landscape to use the entire space.
Co-founder of Agora Arquitectura, Joan Casals Pañella speaks about the design to Dezeen, noting that “At the bottom of the site, a small building in ruins invited us to build a new home, recalling old ways of building in its place. A ramp, which allows access to the lower level of the terrain, or stairs hidden behind the openwork wall, allow for a ceremonious ascent towards the built interior. Following the stairs lets visitors discover a 100-year-old olive tree that invites them into the area in front of the main door.”
Image Credit: Agora Arquitectura
