佛罗里达二号住宅丨阿根廷丨Lezaeta Lavanchy

Architects:Lezaeta Lavanchy

Area:110m²

Year:2023

Photographs:Federico Cairoli

Manufacturers:El Irani Ventanas

Category:Houses

Lead Team:Maria Emilia Lavanchy, Benjamin Lezaeta

Design Team:Juan Ramón Samaniego

Technical Team:Daniela Lusich Marinoni

Advisory & Consulting > Landscaping:Catalina Moreno

Advisory & Consulting > Structural Analysis :Tomás Boulocq

City:Trapiche

Country:Argentina

Text description provided by the architects. The La Florida Reservoir was the chosen location for this small summer retreat. Its proximity to a small pine forest was a decisive factor among the options presented for this project.

On a plot of 15 meters wide by 40 meters deep, the house is set back from the street to create a spacious front yard that serves as an access patio, where all existing trees were preserved.

As a premise, and given the local vegetation, the house lifts the ground floor so that one can continuously appreciate the entirety of the lot.

By raising the program, all interior spaces are developed on a second level with the aim of keeping the view always at the height of the trees.

This decision allows for observation of the nearby vegetation, but also the distant views of the water, hills, and houses in the neighborhood, creating a landscape organized by the trees.

A dry construction system is proposed. It seemed essential to achieve a certain intimacy and lightness without losing an absolute relationship with nature and the use of outdoor space. Therefore, the façades are composed on one side of floor-to-ceiling glazed panels seeking light, and on the other side, the walls are covered with black metal cladding, highlighting the characteristic shadows of the place.

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