The building is defined from a structural frame that organizes the spaces and the different parts of the program, as well as the facade itself.

The main parts of the house are concentrated on the first floor, leaving the ground floor for access and multipurpose space. On the first floor, the house is organized divided into three strips; the two opaque sides, understood as container walls for use, house the service and private parts, while the central strip is understood as a free space that is projected outwards.
The ground floor contains the main entrance, the access staircase, services and two large porches. The first one is for entrance and parking, and the second one, understood as another space in the house, another multipurpose living-dining room in relation to the garden and the pool.
The materiality of the building is reduced to the use of concrete as an expressive element of the construction system. Exposed concrete in structure and concrete bricks in facades, which also enter the interior.

Nordest Arquitectura

FilippoPoli

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The project consists of the remodeling of an existing structure that has been modified several times over the years. When reviewing the archives of the house, traces of the original project designed by the Mexican architect Augusto H. Álvarez in the 50’s were found.

The archtiects decided to align the proposal to the base grid plan of this construction, which assembles the distribution of spaces around four structural axes every four meters. A clean volume was proposed with large glass windows facing the garden and a facade facing the street that would provide security and privacy to the project.

The different levels of the volume mark the sequence of privacy in the spaces of the house. It is accessed on the ground floor from the street through a dimly lit entrance hall, which creates a sculptural effect of dark light through openings with vertical lines on the entrance door, which, crossing it, drift into the living room and dining room that, in turn, connect with kitchen and library. The four bedrooms and the family room are located on the second level. The third floor offers a space dedicated to well-being, which is extended with a large outdoor terrace.

The aim was to evoke the features of modern architecture from the mid-twentieth century through materiality, the exaltation of order and structural elements. The configuration of the spaces seeks the constant perception of openness and connection with the immediate natural context.

The exterior of the project was covered with a dark gray stucco that emphasizes its tectonic and monolithic condition. The interior design derives from generating a contrast against the solidity of the gray stucco, the blacksmithing and the use of stone outside, complemented by the warmth and naturalness generated by the predominance of oak wood, the white finish of the walls and the lighting. indirect to the interior that softens contrasts and neutralizes light, making spaces feel relaxed, fresh, and natural.

The round columns in the middle of the main common area, in addition to be a structural element, are an aesthetic gesture – which refers us to the functionalism of the 1950s – that implicitly divides the dining room. This, incorporated with the vegetation of the garden, creates an atmosphere of tranquility and comfort over the house, which preserves and enhances the neutrality of the project in every aspect.

The choice of furniture and lighting pieces were selected mainly seeking an evocation of the modernist movement of the mid-20th century, with a tonal palette that served to maintain the impartiality of the whole. Thus, furniture covered with fabric in gray and white tones that incorporate wood in tones similar to those prevalent in the space was chosen, a dark marble table accompanied by two Louis Poulsen suspended luminaires that cover, unify and give identity to the dining room, finishing off with a guest bathroom.

The final functionality is consistent with the modulation of the spaces that is perceived from the façade, thus generating an X-ray of the living space of the house that is transformed with the different moments of the day through reflections and transparencies, softening the boundaries between the interior and exterior of the project.

hemaa

Rafael Gamo

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