PROYECTO RECIDENCIAL | VICENTE LÓPEZ, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
On this land on the outskirts of Buenos Aires there was a fishermen's hut on quebracho stilts when we visited the site for the first time. We reused all its materials in the landscaping and we are inspired by it for the development of the new project.
Three homes were developed around a central patio that took shape with a large existing tree and the constructive capacities of the land were maximized, fulfilling both the commercial objective and the type of architecture that we wanted to develop.
In the front block, the need to solve parking spaces invited us to raise the volume on large beams that take up the 10 meter width of the land and to generate semi-covered garages while at the same time make reference to the small wooden fishermen's house that once existed in the terrain. In the rear block, two homes with private gardens are developed on 3 floors with spaces resilient to various possible uses.
Regarding language, we used exposed reinforced concrete in almost the entire project and horizontal wooden enclosures give warmth to the interior-exterior relationship of the homes and provide privacy while acting as parasols in the morning sun. A wooden “box” that wraps part of the main façade once again brings together many functions and dialogues with that preexistent elevated wooden house relating to the history of the neighborhood.