Environment + Architecture
Before occupying a site, the primary reflection, initially perhaps, is whether the proposed architecture aims to either enhance or remain indifferent to the surroundings and its natural setting. Though this premise could be understood as an almost indisputable fact, there are numerous and respectable examples that demonstrate the opposite.
One first challenge then arises with the intervention of an intact site and when an architectural piece of work erects imminently on the scene, in search of a harmonious coexistence with such surroundings without distorting its essence.
With this premise, in "Home Olivia", a transition between spaces is proposed in a sequential way so that neither the boundaries of the land nor its interaction with the natural setting is overlooked. Thus, interior and exterior spaces seek to merge and coexist in a symbiotic way.
The universe of the interior space frames the landscape and the visuals of the outdoors go through the full house conveying the idea of how the intangible plays down the importance of impact and matter on the site.
The private field is left behind upon the sequence of entry, preserved and in a more intimate and close tension with the surroundings. Instead, the public space builds perspectives that take the full extent of the ground.
The building humbly seeks to be participant of the outdoors, trying to exalt the interior world. We could assert then that the piece of architecture proposes and the surroundings disposes.
Address: Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Architect: Cristian Hernán Estévez.
Contributors: Arq. Pablo Luksza, Arq. Silvina Filosa, Arq. Juan Manuel Bravo, Arq. Mauricio Carvallo,Arq. Daniel Bartolachi, Arq. Brenda Lucia Turroja, Nora Servidio, Silvia Karina Estévez, María Celeste Vidigh, Yanina Paola Estévez, Arq. Javier Maldonado.
Structural Consultant: Ing. Matías Deagustini.
Sanitary system Consultant: Norberto Verosto.
Construction: Serytec Construcciones s.r.l.
Materials: Structure of reinforced concrete, masonry enclosures, and aluminum carpentry.
Built-up area: 255,00m2.
Project year: 2016.
Construction year: 2016.
Photographs: Gustavo Sosa Pinilla.