Designed by: @ab__e_____z

Captured by: @david_zarzoso

Known locally as “El Búnker”, the house was once a gathering place closely associated with the town’s festivities, where friends would spend long afternoons together. The renovation revisits that history, adapting the building to contemporary domestic life while preserving the qualities that made it significant to those who used it. Rather than transforming its identity, the project builds on its existing character, retaining its original scale, simple layout and relationship with both the street and the courtyard.

Located in the centre of Los Montesinos on a long, narrow plot between neighbouring buildings, the house is organised along a linear plan with the courtyard at one end. During excavation, layers of local caliche limestone were uncovered and incorporated into the project instead of being concealed. As the surrounding buildings have grown taller over time, two large roof openings introduce daylight deep into the interior, allowing sunlight to reach the exposed stone and trace its movement throughout the day.

The layout is conceived as a continuous sequence of interconnected spaces rather than a series of enclosed rooms. Without corridors, circulation becomes part of the way the house is inhabited, with each room leading naturally to the next. This arrangement reinforces the idea of shared living, where movement and everyday activities unfold across the same spatial sequence.

Towards the street, the intervention remains deliberately restrained. The traditional rendered plinth, marble window surrounds and the large garage door have all been preserved, allowing the house to continue opening onto the street as it once did when “El Búnker” functioned as a place for gathering. Inside, plaster walls, the existing textured ceiling and a continuous concrete floor create a simple material palette, punctuated by the exposed caliche that recalls the site's geological origins.