Casa Caoba

Colombia

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Casa Caoba

Colombia

Firm

PAE

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2024

SIZE

1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

BUDGET

$100K - 500K

Casa Caoba is situated on a tropical hillside terrain 900 meters above sea level, surrounded by mango trees that have been there for over a decade. This home aims to be a space for meditation and relaxation, while also offering an opportunity to explore different ways of interacting with the landscape and understanding the interdependence with the local species.

The house rests on a stone foundation that adapts to the pronounced topography of the site. From here, five parallel walls extend and organize the four domestic modules of the project. Additionally, these walls create framed views of the surrounding Andean landscape while facilitating cross ventilation. This helps establish microclimates that enhance habitability in a region where temperatures typically rise above 30 degrees Celsius.

Housing operates under the premise of diluting the limits between what is built and the living context. To achieve this, the arrangement of longitudinal walls is reduced to a minimum, and openings are opened in the transverse walls that allow direct relationships between each space. The central module of the house proposes to be a space dedicated to reflection and reconnection with nature. To do this, the south is uncovered to allow the sun to enter throughout the day, and at the same time allows the inclusion of local vegetation from the north.

Inside the house, honest materials and regional availability are prioritized. Bamboo slats on the ceiling extend throughout the project, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. Additionally, local techniques are used, with pine wood for carpentry and teak for furniture, achieving a cohesive style contrasted by the use of stone and ceramic materials in the foundation.

Casa Caoba investigates alternative ways, not only of locating itself in a hillside topography, but also how to negotiate its existence with the living species of the tropical environment. Therefore, instead of understanding architecture as a relationship of full and empty, the project proposes acting from its role as a mediator, where each open domestic space is the negotiation and interaction between human and more-than-human actors.

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