Caserío:

They were a fundamental element of architecture of the Basque country, the main concept was to be an economic essentially auto sufficient unit. Traditionally the caserío was surrounded by farms that supplied all the necessities of the family. The laws of the Basque country and Navarra made that these properties were only inherited only by the firstborn of the family. The administration was carried usually for by women of the family, in a kind of matriarchy, some of the tasks were the planning of the crops, the cattle among others.
Usually this kind of houses had two or three floors, being around 1000 square meters. One of the main characteristics is the portalón which is the entrance with an arc form on the top, the materials used above it usually are lighter and not consistent, time later the arc technique was improved so the number of floors and a stronger stone façade was possible to built. The first chimneys were designed in the kitchen in order to take out the smoke.
Characteristics:
Plan: Symmetric with a square or rectangular