The Elorrieta Refuge is located in the Sierra Nevada, Granada, at an altitude of 3,184 meters on Pico del Fraile, approximately seven kilometers from the nearest village. Originally built in 1931 to house forestry technicians, it later became a refuge for mountaineers, but a lack of maintenance led to its deterioration.

The rehabilitation project seeks to respect the history and morphology of the existing building, preserving its iconic value. The new volumes, arranged in an apparently random manner, create a distance between the new and the old, while maintaining material, constructive, and geometric unity with the original refuge.

The pre-existing structures were rethought to reduce their detail into purer volumes while retaining their essence, establishing a formal connection with the entire ensemble. The additions are constructed in concrete blocks, evoking the archaic construction of ancient fortresses and maintaining the architectural language of the preceding buildings.

Existing spaces were redesigned to include a lounge, kitchen, dining room, rest areas, changing rooms, and storage. The new volumes add a water reservoir above the changing rooms and training rooms located in the taller tower. This visible from a distance, serving as a landmark in the landscape and a high point for contemplation. In contrast, the excavation gives meaning to the void, emphasized by the roughness of the rock walls, in opposition to the smooth finish of the newly proposed spaces.