![n the Catalan province of Lleida, on a rectangular plot just five meters wide and between 15 and 30 meters in length, Hiha Studio has created a home that merges contemporary design with the tradition and history of the site. The Barcelona-based architecture firm was tasked with reinvigorating a building buttressed between two houses with traditional taipal walls. Determined to respect the history of the site—whilst making it inhabitable for contemporary, design-oriented residents—Hiha studio removed all ornamentation from the original building, but preserved its material qualities. Their desire was “to recover the essence of this house”, not to do away with its regional charm. To achieve this balance, they combined original material, textures, and colors with clean lines and high polish to create a striking new interior language. Split across two levels with a subterranean car park, the renovated home is monumental in size but still retains a domestic feel. The first floor features a double-height central space where the communal areas—kitchen, living, and dining—open onto a wood-floored interior terrace. The second floor has been deemed the ‘night area’ by the architects; though, with a smaller floor plan than the ground floor, it houses sizeable bedrooms and bathrooms.](https://cdn.wowowhome.com/photos/2019/06/jordi-anna-house-renovation-by-hiha-studio-11-2.jpg)
Diminished House was completed by Wahana Architects and is located in South Jakarta, Indonesia.
This is a renovation project where the previous house was diminished from 1200 sqm to 550 sqm, allowing each room to have an outdoor space. The process of the renovation mainly focused on preserving the primary structure and also the big trees which grew in the front and the back of the house.
Through an open space corridor which is stretched from the entrance to the pool area, we try to create a sequence of experience, giving the transition of the previous and new building. The family room, the heart of the house, is designed openly and transparent with the view of a beautifully designed landscape consisted of the existing big trees and vertical garden as the background.
Photographs by Fernando Gomulya
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