Homestead Design Guadalajara

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROPERTY

Climate: Continental Mediterranean

Annual rainfall: 569 mm

Type: Family farm

Size: 1.69 ha

GUADALAJARA - SPAIN

The owners were looking for a design that would give the farm a certain degree of resilience and self-sufficiency. To do this, they wanted a system that, in addition to generating their own food in a sustainable way, would optimize water management on the farm, regenerate the fertility of the land and increase biodiversity. In addition to including a small wetland, a gray water phyto-purification system and a recreation area.

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To achieve these goals, given the extreme conditions of the continental Mediterranean climate, the high evapotranspiration and high soil compaction, different strategies were included in the design to maximize water retention in the soil, improve the structure and biology of the soil already create productive biodiverse habitats that give continuity to the environment, providing resilience to the ecosystem.

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