Ancient stone housebarn becomes couple's tranquil home-office
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Published 2020-07-05
Laura Álvarez, who grew up enjoying the raw nature of this region, bought an abandoned stone house barn, a "cabaña pasiega", and rebuilt it paying homage to its past (passive solar orientation, few windows), but with a modern take.
To capture the areas’ rapidly changing weather and expansive views, Álvarez cut huge panoramic sliding glass doors into each side of the home to capture a view of the mountain and waterfalls, as well as the view of the valley below.
Dubbing the home Villa Slow, Laura and her partner Lewis Bailey (who created much of the home’s furniture from local wood) spent their two-month quarantine here and fell in love with the slower rhythms of life: chopping wood, cooking outdoors, hiking and watching the scenery. They are now trying to figure out a more permanent move to the home.
— Laura Álvarez Architecture: lauraalvarez.eu/
— Villa Slow: villaslow.com/
— Lewis Bailey: / @lewisbaileywoodworks
— Photographs: davidmontero.es/
— More on the "cabaña pasiega" traditional housebarn typology: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caba%C3%B1a_pasiega
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All Comments (21)
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This is one of THE BEST house designs & locations I've ever seen. So calming. So beautiful. So distinctly simple.
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This has to be one of the best locations of a house on this channel so far.
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i think everyone who see's this, consciously or subconsciously take's away another piece for their own dream.. please.. never stop chasing it.
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The opening drone shot of the falls, then drawing back to the house, is captivating. Excellent video work.
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Spain is so blessed by its gorgeous landscapes and heavenly sceneries and this house perfectly accommodates it. Magnificent!
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My husband and I walked on the Camino de Santiago in September/October 2018 and absolutely loved the north of Spain, the great views and the open road. Absolutely loved it.
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The transition from the noisy and uneasy waves to the tranquil house that happens right after 12:50 gave me goosebumps! Love your channel, thank you a thousand times for all the content you create!
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Such a great example of preserving what’s worth to be preserved. Well done & thank you for inspiring!
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Rustic, simple, modern and clean, and in perfect harmony with nature! All I want.
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What a phenomenal achievement! Kudos, what a sophisticated and well executed space! I really think this is so simple and beautiful, well done! 👏
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Stunning location! I'm in awe of how peaceful and beautiful this is. Now, I want to start my adult life all over again and move here.
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Such a beautiful place! I really love the rebuilding of old buildings like this housebarn, into something new and beautiful. Mixing the old and new together and giving the old building a new life is amazing. Unfortunately there aren't too many buildings like this in North America anymore, and when they are found, more often than not they are destroyed to build some ugly structure that really doesn't fit into the surroundings. A particular thing I really like with this home is that they have kept the history of it by rebuilding it, but also by having the small touches of the past like the tree stump tables and small seat which are the furniture from the past. They are very lucky to have found such a beautiful place to rebuild and have as a home. Thanks Kirsten, Peace, Happiness, Love and Laughter, Keep Safe All, -Matt
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Wow!! What a lovely home and an incredible place to live. Very inspiring as usual. Thank you, Kirsten and family. Love to you all.
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Gorgeous home. So simple yet so contemporary.
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Just a historical fact: when romans arrived to north Spain, they were afraid of the cantabrian tribes that lived in the top of this mountains, really agressive and with no intention to be dominated, the roman empire had to fight them, and once captured, they were all crucified in this mountains, but what really scared the romans was the that at the night, the hunged cantabric men were even singing war songs from the crosses to show their opposition to surrender. Difficult to imagine such an hostile land now that looks more like a piece of heaven.
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There are no words to describe the beauty of this place, I love this , I could definitely live there, for me, this is the very best place you have shown .
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One of my favorites for sure. The house, the privacy and the land are all perfect to me.
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Everything to be said for simplicity. Love the design, its respect for tradition and the tranquility of the location. Thank you for sharing.
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This is one of the best house designs & locations I've ever seen. So calming. So beautiful. So distinctly simple.
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I've seen a lot of documentaries about houses, but never such a beautiful symbiosis of landscape, architecture, people and the way it is filmed. An archaic place. Thank you.
