A historic Valencian farmhouse reclaimed from years of neglect. The masía's thick stone walls, ancient timber beams, and broad shaded terraces were preserved and enhanced. The bones of the building respected absolutely.
The renovation reconfigured interior life without losing the weight and gravity of the original structure. New rooms were carved from existing volumes. Light was introduced through new openings that respected the rhythm of the original facade. A home where the weight of time is felt as a quality, not a burden.
The masía arrived with centuries of construction behind it. Previous owners had added and removed and changed, but the essential structure remained: load-bearing stone walls more than sixty centimetres thick, original timber lintels above every door, and a roof that had seen a hundred summers without failing.
The renovation began with a decision to treat all of this as an asset rather than an obstacle. Instead of stripping back to start fresh, the project layered new life onto old fabric: new plaster over old stone, new timber joinery alongside old beams, new textiles in rooms whose proportions had been fixed for generations.
Thick stone walls.
Ancient timber beams.
Deep shaded terraces.
The shaded terraces of a traditional masía were built for specific purpose: to provide a cool, covered workspace during harvest season, protected from the midday sun but open to the evening breeze. In Ca La Masía, these terraces became the primary outdoor living space.
