Aran Valley  House at the Pyrenees, Aran Valley, Spain

House at the Pyrenees, Aran Valley, Spain by Cadaval & Solà-Morales cadavalsolamorales. Photography: Santiago Garcés  

The project seeks to recuperate the construction values of an old existing vernacular house which was made out of dry stone, a traditional technique of the area of great tectonic value. 

However the distinctive attributes inherent to this construction technique (compactness, massiveness, minimum openings, obscure interiors, weight) deny the extraordinary environment where it is located: on top of a mountain, with views to 2 different valleys that are faced by the two only façades of the house.