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Rubens Cortés Arquitectos . photos: © Javier Callejas

Tobacco dryers are agricultural constructions of Vega Granadina. The development of this typology is clearly associated with the cultivation of tobacco introduced in Granada agriculture in the late 19th century. Tobacco cultivation became more important during the 1940s. Then there was a progressive recession, which ended with the crises of the last decade of the 1990s, when it ceased to be a subsidized crop. Continue reading Rubens Cortés

Rubens Cortés Arquitectos . photos: © Javier Callejas

The house explores the transformation of the traditional patio house – called Carmen. By definition, “A Carmen extends towards the exterior through porticoed spaces that serves as the transition between the house and the garden. Often, these porticos are ephemeral structures attached to the main house.” Continue reading Rubens Cortés