ES GARBI, beach house on the Costa Brava

Bordering the Mediterranean, the Camí de Ronda is a historic coastal path that connects the villages and beaches of the Costa Brava. It is in this idyllic setting that the house of 202 m2 spread over four floors. Sitting on a rock, it offers private access to the sea.

The family was looking for a property that was both simple and comfortable, which would allow the independent use of secondary rooms, as well as the collective use of a common area connected to the main terrace. It required some adjustments to the functional plan of the house, transforming a formerly shaded terrace on the second floor into a new bedroom and adding bathrooms on the second and third floors.

Restoration work was carried out throughout the building to repair facades, roofs and terraces. The overall volume of the house has been kept the same, as is its Mediterranean color, composition and aesthetic appearance. The interior layout of the house has been modified, creating openings in the walls and installing skylights to maximize views and flood the entire building with natural light. The staircase acts as a red thread that connects the four floors. The windows of the coastal façade offer complete exposure, minimizing the division between the interior and the exterior, so the terrace becomes an outdoor extension of the living room. Many of the original features of the house, such as tiled floors and wooden beams, have been recovered to preserve the traditional character of the building.