The project is located next to the main vehicular access to the complex and serves as both a vehicle garage and a residence for the estate’s caretaker. The terrain’s topography allows for a building with two facades, one on each of its floors; on the ground floor, there is a garage behind large gates that fully open to the access road, and on the first floor, a residence completely open to the opposite side, seeking views of the vineyards and a south-facing orientation. There is no internal communication between the two levels, which function as two separate elements protected under a single roof.

The existing building was constructed against a neighboring structure that is no longer part of the estate, and the new project disconnects from it by creating a pedestrian access between the two volumes, establishing itself as an independent piece within the constellation of architectures that populate the estate.

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The aim of this project was to invert the buildings original function both in terms of the interior space and its relation with the exterior yet without changing the volume, in order to preserve the rows uniformity. The main façade looks onto a narrow street with an even narrower pavement, with traffic going by. This façade is now reformulated as the rear one, in an attempt to open up the building onto the estate instead, both visually and with regards to its function. The upper floor has four large window bays, two of which also reach down to the ground floor, forming two patios. This means that the bedrooms can be moved downstairs, along with the wet rooms; thus, the main upper floor, which is now completely freed up, becomes a large shared space with a connection to the estate. In turn, it is presided over by a staircase crowned by the kitchen that articulates the space.

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