Playful, Horseshoe-Shaped Holes Punch Through the Walls of Converted Stables
Estudio JI Arquitectos transforms a dilapidated shed in southeastern Spain into a weekend retreat and horse haven.
Estudio JI Arquitectos transforms a dilapidated shed in southeastern Spain into a weekend retreat and horse haven.
Never underestimate a man’s love for his horse. Las Cuadras, a delightful casita on the outskirts of Benidorm, in the Alicante province of Spain, was built as much to give comfort to an aging horse as to provide a weekend home for its owner, photographer Viçent Llorens.
On his property outside Benidorm, Spain, Viçent Llorens turned an old shed and stables into a modern, whitewashed casita. His donkeys and 32-year-old horse, Explorador, munch outside the property. A pair of freeform polycarbonate overhangs help to protect from sun and rain.
Photo by Mariela Apollonio
Measuring only 430 square feet, the house is a refit of one of the simple, box-shaped concrete sheds scattered across the countryside. They are mostly used to store farm equipment and an animal or two, and Las Cuadras was no different—until Viçent contacted Jorge Frias and Irene Zurdo of Estudio JI Arquitectos and asked them to design a space for occasional human habitation as well.
Photo by Mariela Apollonio
"Our idea was to create something artisanal, close to the building’s origins," explains architect Jorge Frias.
Photo by Mariela Apollonio
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