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Other Projects by MATEU Architecture Inc.
Casa Grove I
The
detached house is probably the most explored, analyzed and experimented with
building type. Most architects start their careers designing houses. At the
same time, a house can be a complex undertaking, made up of numerous
components, public and private spaces, daytime and nighttime activities, active
and passive functions, each with personalities as complex and different as
their many users. In its simplest form however, the house is a shelter,
protection from the elements, an enclosure defining space, interior and/or
exterior.
The site
for this project is located on a lush tree filled lot, fronting a heavily
traveled street in North Central Coconut Grove, Florida. The lot is 40 feet
wide by 170 feet deep, with the front of the lot facing northwest. All of the
beautiful oaks hovering over the property remain as part of the design
solution.The
architects were challenged to design a functional, cost effective and uniquely
creative setting, affording maximum privacy, openness, security and buffered
from the street traffic noise. The resulting design is one that addresses the
issues of the privacy/openness conflict and the ever increasing concern for
security in today’s world.
The
courtyard design allows for the main public spaces to be buffered from the
street by the front structure that contains a garage/carport and a
bedroom/studio/office above. The entry sequence is such that the side setback
is used as a filter to the house, and deliberately extends the arrival sequence
by placing the front door at the rear building, making a small lot appear
larger.
The
living/great room is a two story volume, simple in its detailing, so as to not
compete with the elements that define an individual’s signature (furniture,
art, etc.) that personalizes spaces. The floors are of rectified porcelain
tiles, creating a natural texture on the lower floor, while the upper floors
are clad in wood. Spaces flow into each other, borrowing visually from their
adjacencies, creating the feeling of much larger spaces, while allowing
intimacy whether a few people are gathered together, and at the same time
affording adequate space for dinner parties of 100 people.
The
upstairs is reserved for the private functions of a master bedroom suite, with
private decks and outdoor spaces available for private moments, even in the
tight lot and setback constraints of Coconut Grove.
The
simple, cost effective and creative assemblage of spaces and finishes in this
simple project, on this small urban setting, should be an example of the need
to continue our architectural explorations into rational, timeless residential
designs.
This
house has received multiple design awards, including the 2008 Award of Merit
from the Miami, Florida Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the
2010 Honor Award of Excellence from the Florida Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects.
detached house is probably the most explored, analyzed and experimented with
building type. Most architects start their careers designing houses. At the
same time, a house can be a complex undertaking, made up of numerous
components, public and private spaces, daytime and nighttime activities, active
and passive functions, each with personalities as complex and different as
their many users. In its simplest form however, the house is a shelter,
protection from the elements, an enclosure defining space, interior and/or
exterior.
The site
for this project is located on a lush tree filled lot, fronting a heavily
traveled street in North Central Coconut Grove, Florida. The lot is 40 feet
wide by 170 feet deep, with the front of the lot facing northwest. All of the
beautiful oaks hovering over the property remain as part of the design
solution.The
architects were challenged to design a functional, cost effective and uniquely
creative setting, affording maximum privacy, openness, security and buffered
from the street traffic noise. The resulting design is one that addresses the
issues of the privacy/openness conflict and the ever increasing concern for
security in today’s world.
The
courtyard design allows for the main public spaces to be buffered from the
street by the front structure that contains a garage/carport and a
bedroom/studio/office above. The entry sequence is such that the side setback
is used as a filter to the house, and deliberately extends the arrival sequence
by placing the front door at the rear building, making a small lot appear
larger.
The
living/great room is a two story volume, simple in its detailing, so as to not
compete with the elements that define an individual’s signature (furniture,
art, etc.) that personalizes spaces. The floors are of rectified porcelain
tiles, creating a natural texture on the lower floor, while the upper floors
are clad in wood. Spaces flow into each other, borrowing visually from their
adjacencies, creating the feeling of much larger spaces, while allowing
intimacy whether a few people are gathered together, and at the same time
affording adequate space for dinner parties of 100 people.
The
upstairs is reserved for the private functions of a master bedroom suite, with
private decks and outdoor spaces available for private moments, even in the
tight lot and setback constraints of Coconut Grove.
The
simple, cost effective and creative assemblage of spaces and finishes in this
simple project, on this small urban setting, should be an example of the need
to continue our architectural explorations into rational, timeless residential
designs.
This
house has received multiple design awards, including the 2008 Award of Merit
from the Miami, Florida Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the
2010 Honor Award of Excellence from the Florida Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects.
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