Transforming an Abandoned Farmhouse into a Contemporary Living Space

This project was born first from understanding, and then from intervening only where necessary. Located in the heart of Serrat de la Cadalt, the commission consisted of updating an abandoned farmhouse and adapting it to contemporary needs.

The traditional construction system typical of these Girona farmhouses, common throughout the Empordà region, is based on load-bearing walls made of irregular limestone masonry bonded with lime mortar. The corners, lintels, and jambs were built with finely cut ashlar blocks, providing structural precision and stability to the whole. Inside, walls were typically finished with a lime and sand plaster, topped with a layer of slaked lime. This finish made cleaning easier and, above all, improved the brightness of the interior spaces. In the current intervention, after reconstructing and repairing the limestone bearing walls, a layer of cork-based thermal insulation was added to ensure better energy performance. Inside, a second skin was created to increase brightness, improve maintenance conditions, and discreetly integrate all the necessary systems for contemporary living. The limestone flooring maintains material coherence throughout the project.

The interior has been conceived as a space suspended between architecture and product design. In this sense, electrical outlets are flush with the walls, construction elements meet at a single point, and every decision seeks to be honest with the era in which the intervention was carried out—creating a precise dialogue between the existing and the contemporary.

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Architect: Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Location: d'Adri, Girona
Year: 2025
Interior Design: Alfaro Hofmann
Video: Jesús Orrico
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