Casas de labor - History Lab https://historylab.es Thu, 19 May 2022 15:11:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Casas de labor - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Surroundings of a farmhouse in the mid-18th century. Lezuza (Albacete) https://historylab.es/surroundings-of-a-farmhouse-in-the-mid-18th-century-lezuza-albacete/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=surroundings-of-a-farmhouse-in-the-mid-18th-century-lezuza-albacete Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:09 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/entorno-de-una-casa-de-labor-a-mediados-del-siglo-xviii-lezuza-albacete/ Popular architecture. Map of the surroundings of the Casa Cucharro farmhouse, in the countryside of the municipality of Lezuza (Albacete), with numerous outbuildings for agricultural work.

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]]> During the Modern Age, it was common for large landowners to have farmhouses to carry out agricultural or livestock work. These were distributed around population centres, in the countryside and, if possible, near a river or stream. The constructive complexes were constituted as independent labour cells scattered around the territory, with bedrooms, kitchen, pantry, storage of grain, animals and farm implements. Architecturally, the composition consisted of a central courtyard surrounded by rooms for work and for storing livestock, such as corrals and stables. This courtyard had a direct exit to the outside without the need to pass through the rest of the house. The residential rooms were divided: while the owners occupied the main house, usually in the front area, in front of the courtyard, the workers occupied secondary rooms and independent outbuildings. The kitchen was large enough to bring the workers together. Finally, the building materials used were intended to ensure thermal insulation and waterproofing.

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]]> Volumetric plan of a farmhouse in Lezuza (Albacete) in the mid-18th century https://historylab.es/volumetric-plan-of-a-farmhouse-in-lezuza-albacete-in-the-mid-18th-century/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=volumetric-plan-of-a-farmhouse-in-lezuza-albacete-in-the-mid-18th-century Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:09 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/plano-volumetrico-de-una-casa-de-labor-en-lezuza-albacete-a-mediados-del-siglo-xviii/ Popular architecture. Plan of the multiple outbuildings of a farmhouse, diversifying the building and adapting it to the needs.

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]]> During the Modern Age, houses were not only found within cities, towns or villages; they could also be located away from population centres, surrounded by land for cultivation or livestock farming. These are the farmhouses. These integrated residential and economic functions of the primary sector into their structure. The spatial and functional organisation of their construction is conditioned by their purpose, although it was common for them to be built around a central courtyard with an independent exit. Surrounding the courtyard would be the areas where animals or farm implements were kept, while the residential rooms would be located in the main façade area.
The volumetric plan shown here corresponds to the Casa Cucharro, located in the municipality of Lezuza (Albacete). It is a complex made up of several dwellings and courtyards. The main dwelling corresponds to the owners, while the adjoining ones are reserved for the workers. The courtyard was used for economic work, and is surrounded by hutches for sheltering the animals at night. The building complex is crowned by a chamber used as a storehouse for grain, harvesting tools and other items of little daily use.

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