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The situation of depopulation that rural Spain has been experiencing for more than half a century has led to the progressive abandonment and loss of traditional architecture in agroforestry environments. In the current context, where sustainability criteria set a paradigm, the rescue and reuse of these traditional constructions (farmhouses, farmhouses, inns, corrals, etc.) represents in itself a sustainable action. Implementing low environmental impact and economically viable architectural solutions that contribute to the revitalisation of rural heritage is a very good opportunity to develop and apply new methodologies and materials in sustainable construction processes and systems, as set out in the European Green Pact and, specifically, in the European Bioeconomy Strategy and the Energy Efficiency Directive. Under these principles, this work proposes an intervention methodology that allows the integration of the pre-existing architecture with prefabricated elements made of wood and cork as ecological materials. As an example of the application of this methodology, the intervention for the rehabilitation of a rural building in ruins is presented in order to be used for public use, specifically as an interpretation centre for an Iberian archaeological site. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]