马志尼楼丨乌拉圭丨iHouse estudio

Architects:iHouse estudio

Area:969ft²

Year:2021

Photographs:Aldo Lanzi

Manufacturers:AutoDesk,Cosentino,Adobe Systems Incorporated,Aluminions del Uruguay,Bia,FV Griferia,Maguinor Maderas,Manto

Lead Architects:Andrés García, Marcelo Mederos

Design Team:Agustín Sica, Luciana Cano, Lucas Toledo

City:Punta del Este

Country:Uruguay

The idea is that being inside the house, you feel that you are outside, in the woods. To make this, two blocks exempt from the permit are placed into the house, which articulates the main spaces and breaks the limit with the outside, diluting it with two parallel openings that make a completely flexible space.

Continuing with this logic, the house is a single circulation, there are no limits between the different spaces. It tries to interpret the forest, letting the user move freely unobstructed. The house is a single through space, interpreting the logic of the terrain and becoming part of the exterior route, giving the sensation of moving among the trees at all times.

The land is located between two streets with variable heights, showing a marked topographical difference, so the house adapts to the terrain aligning itself to the upper street. A continuation of the upper level is proposed by placing two horizontal planes as part of the land, generating a habitable platform where housing will be developed. Responding to the public streets, two walls are placed to contain the living space and give privacy to the bedrooms.

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