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Text description provided by the architects. The project seeks to take advantage of its environment. It is s small house in the centre of the lot that is meant to become a holiday home for a standard-sized family. An existing forgotten courtyard is utilized by transforming it into the access area and expansion for the house.
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On the ground floor, a single space brings together the public areas. On the upper floor, the private areas (bedrooms) are developed, relating to the courtyard through a small semi-covered surface.
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This expansion, together with a permeable limit is transformed into an intermediate space between the interior and exterior.
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