Casa La Toscalera

Casa La Toscalera, located at Calle Tabares de Cala 27, 38201 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, is a residential building designed by Alejandro Beautell in 2019. The project involved the rehabilitation of a 1912 house in a state of disrepair. The intervention preserved the building's volumetry, facade, and materiality, reinterpreting traditional Canarian architecture. A central patio was introduced, occupying the entire transverse center of the building, becoming the true center of the house. The second floor was set back from the facade line, reducing its presence on the street and generating a terrace for the master bedroom. The staircase, located on the left side of the gallery open to the patio, serves as an articulating element of the various rooms. The existing walls were left exposed or finished with lime mortar, while the new construction was executed in exposed concrete with different finishes. (lacasadelaarquitectura.es)