Casa montañesa
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Casa montañesa is a form of
This housing style developed from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries and becoming widely seen by the end of the nineteenth century, when it was popularized by the Spanish architect Leonardo Rucabado. It was widely seen across Cantabria.
Features
This type of traditional country house is the most characteristic of Cantabria. It highlights the south façade, open to the sun, with the other walls made of thick rough
The upper floor contains the bedrooms, two of which face the balcony. The interior walls originally are usually made of wood, although in recent times have been replaced by brick.
The sun area is the most typical element of this construction. It is a balcony run with wood rail protected from wind and rain by the overhanging roof and the projecting sidewalls.
The walls are usually topped by wooden trim pieces rough but of classic profiles, serving to support beams of the edge as securing the canes that form the overhang. The wood is usually painted dark brown.
References
Bibliography
- Leopoldo Torres Balbás, The common houses of Spain, Madrid 1946
- E. Ortiz de la Torre, Artistic La Montaña Santander 1929
- Fernando García Mercadal, The common house in Spain, Espasa Calpe, 1930
- José Luis García Grinda, Popular architecture of Burgos, 1988