Polivalent Space

The International Workshop in Architecture and Landscape set a collaborative brief to re-imagine the nave in La Vila as a polivalent space. The site, situated in the Bianya Valley, is a historic agricultural site shaped by water, cultivation, and seasonal rhythms. The central nave, once used as a farm structure, today remains disconnected, underutilized, and in disrepair, yet holds potential as a mediator between the house, the stables, and the surrounding landscape. The design proposal reimagines the nave as a polyvalent retreat for eight people, fostering collaboration, reflection, and creativity while re-establishing dialogue with nature. Minimal interventions define spatial order: recycled brick cores form thresholds, wooden boxes create intimate enclosures, and a translucent veil wraps the creative space. Programmatic zones for living, working, and gathering are organized around the essential routines of life such as sleeping, eating, bathing, and creating, all anchored by water as the guiding element. The nave becomes a threshold between inside and outside, private and communal, earth and sky, embodying essentiality, awareness, and creativity as foundations for a new geography of dreams.