What happens when you refuse to erase the past?
Casa TMolo, designed by PYO Arquitectos, is a careful transformation of a traditional rural structure in Spain. Instead of demolishing the original stone building, the architects preserved its character and introduced precise contemporary interventions in board-formed concrete.
Old masonry meets raw modern structure.
Thick walls coexist with open spatial continuity.
Rural heritage aligns with contemporary design clarity.
This is not a nostalgic renovation.
It’s a disciplined architectural dialogue between past and present.
Watch how material contrast, natural light, and spatial balance redefine what adaptive reuse can be.
Team:
Architects: PYO arquitectos (Ophélie Herranz Lespagnol, Paul Galindo Pastre)
Development design collaborator: Carlos Mínguez Carrasco
Structure: Juan Rey (mecanismo)
Building contractor: Roberto Labra Rodríguez
Quantity surveyor: Fernando Suárez Otero
Year: 2007 – 2013
Location: Granda de Abajo, Concejo de Parres, Asturias, Spain
Size: 414 m2
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