Just a few kilometers from Seville, the village of Carrión de los Céspedes seems suspended in another time. Its whitewashed streets, the row of orange trees marking the rhythm of the asphalt, and the midday heat that paralyzes everything in summer paint a still scene, almost untouched since the 19th century. This is where Casa El Naranjo is located, a traditional Andalusian home renovated by two architect sisters to become the place where their family, scattered around the world, reunites every summer.

The house, once fragmented and deteriorated, was completely renovated. While preserving its original structure, a new volume was incorporated that redefines the spaces and creates a more open, serene, and fluid experience. The project was conceived as a meeting point: a space where generations, lifestyles, and cultural references converge. Every corner is designed to entertain. The ground floor revolves around the central courtyard, with a century-old orange tree that acts as an emotional and visual anchor. Around it, the living room, dining room, and kitchen connect seamlessly, fostering a natural coexistence.

In this balance between the new and the old, the architects chose neutral materials and clean forms that allow contemporary design pieces to coexist with familiar artworks and objects rescued from their former home in Milan. The result is a bright and serene space, where the architecture recedes to give prominence to everyday life.

The kitchen, open to the patio, is the functional and emotional core of this entire movement. Designed with abstract volumes, hidden storage, and a large island accessible from all sides, it allows for spontaneous participation by all family members. While one cooks, another sets the table; while they prepare ingredients, the children paint or browse. The island is more than just a surface: it's the setting for conversations, breakfasts, snacks, and impromptu workshops.

The Metal LAMINATE finishes on the kitchen and wardroves, with their black edges and almost sculptural appearance, provide a subtle materiality that contrasts with the mortar on the walls and the continuous cement floor. And in this way of life, cooking while gazing at the orange tree has become a kind of intimate, silent ritual.

Casa El Naranjo wasn't conceived as a second home. It's a house to return to. An architecture that doesn't aim to impress, but to sustain warmth, conversation, pause, memory. Every summer, the family reunites, and in that reunion, the house takes on meaning again.