{"id":9936,"date":"2026-06-25T10:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=9936"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:10:49","slug":"anna-and-eugeni-bach-extends-fonolleres-house-with-porches-and-pergolas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/anna-and-eugeni-bach-extends-fonolleres-house-with-porches-and-pergolas\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna and Eugeni Bach extends Fonolleres House with porches and pergolas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Architecture studio Anna and Eugeni Bach<\/a> has renovated and extended a holiday home<\/a> in the medieval village of Fonolleres, Spain<\/a>, adding a series of porches, pergolas, and terraces to bring daily living outdoors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Named Fonolleres House, the project expands an existing house on the edge of the village to allow its owner to make better use of the outdoor spaces.<\/p>\n

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Anna and Eugeni Bach have extended a holiday home in the medieval village of Fonolleres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rather than demolishing and rebuilding, Anna and Eugeni Bach<\/a> retained most of the existing house and extended it with a series of additions that draw on the way Fonolleres \u2013 a tiny medieval settlement of 39 residents in Catalonia’s Empord\u00e0 region \u2013 has evolved over centuries.<\/p>\n

The village is characterised by clusters of ochre-coloured stone and ceramic buildings, which have been extended and adapted over time.<\/p>\n

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The extension draws on the way the village has evolved over centuries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This same approach informed the material palette. Terracotta<\/a> bricks, timber and silicate paint were selected to match the tones of the local stone buildings, helping the extension blend into its surroundings.<\/p>\n

“We kept as much of the existing house as possible as a way to reduce debris and energy consumption,” Anna and Eugeni Bach told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“We wanted the house to blend naturally into this setting,” added the studio. “The result is a monochromatic composition made up of individual elements connected through geometry, texture and colour.”<\/p>\n

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Materials were chosen to echo the surroundings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The extension follows the same shape and volume as the existing house, while adding a collection of outdoor structures, including a porch, pergola, terrace and barbecue area.<\/p>\n

These new spaces were designed around the Mediterranean climate and the idea that activities usually associated with the interior of a house can take place outdoors.<\/p>\n

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A large porch creates space for dining outdoors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“In the Mediterranean climate, we spend most of our time outdoors,” the studio said. “So we designed a porch that is used throughout the day, with a big dining table for gatherings, a living room for socialising or enjoying a nap.”<\/p>\n

“A big porch offers the possibility to bring much of the life that happens inside the house outdoors,” it continued.<\/p>\n

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