House in urban area

Unlike other farmhouses in the municipal area that have been swallowed up by the urban growth of the last three decades, Can Cinto enjoys complete independence from the neighboring buildings. It faces away from them, with its boundaries clearly marked by two watercourses on either side and its main facade opening onto more than 2.5 hectares of flat, sunny, and clear land. However, within a mere three-minute walk, there are the first shops and services. This property makes this ambivalence—this well-marked transition between private and public—one of its main virtues. It is practically located in the urban core, but the estate constitutes a world apart. Currently, the habitable area is 175 m², although, considering the annexed buildings, it could reach around 500 m². The estate lends itself to renovation and the use of workshops and warehouses attached to the main building, but it is by no means a building that could reach excessive dimensions, as happens with some farmhouses. The house, without extensions, maintains cozy dimensions and a suitable layout for an entire family. If more space is required, the municipal planning allows for its expansion. The property has a wall that surrounds almost all the constructions, with two vehicle accesses. In front of the gate, there is a pool of about 100,000 liters, usable as a swimming pool, and a small esplanade in the shade of a large hackberry tree. Inside the wall, there is a courtyard with a robust fig tree and several pens and sheds attached to its perimeter. It is possible to walk around the entire house, crossing a threshing floor and a couple of courtyards and warehouses. Some of these surrounding spaces were built around 1960, the same year a comprehensive renovation of the house was carried out, which explains the absence of cracks. Inside, the house is simple and sober, with good light entrances in all the main rooms. Its layout, especially on the first floor, could be simplified by demolishing some partitions, and the attic, divided into two sections, would need some conditioning of walls and floors. Not so its roof, whose beams remain in impeccable condition thanks to a leak-free roof. Therefore, the house could be inhabited from the first moment, although, in the short term, it would be necessary to make the appropriate investments to obtain the certificate of occupancy. Urban planning does not foresee any reclassification of the use of agricultural land. This is due to the presence of the two aforementioned watercourses, which guarantee, for the future, the conservation of the estate.