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Carlos Casares, Argentina
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HELIX
Carlos Casares, Argentina
Located in the heart of Argentina, in a region known as the Pampas plains, FACT’s project is conceived as a concrete intervention integrated into a landscape defined by the straight line of the horizon. Developed around an existing Australian water tank repurposed as a swimming pool, the proposal replaces a sequence of hard-to-access stairs with a helical path. The concrete ramp is organised as a continuous element that wraps around the perimeter of the tank and incorporates raised planters along its trajectory. These elements — functioning simultaneously as an accessibility system, structural support, and landscape device — create different levels of approach to the water while framing open views across the surrounding terrain.
The original commission emerged when the owner’s mother, an elderly woman who had spent her entire life in the countryside, could no longer access the tank. As the structure had been part of the property for many years, the studio proposed a solution that would preserve it while addressing accessibility. Rather than simply adding a functional ramp, the intervention transforms the circulation into an architectural element that engages with the rural landscape and supports everyday use.
The intervention is organised as a self-supporting reinforced concrete structure formed by lateral walls that contain the ramp and rest directly on the ground. The use of concrete allows the project to resolve access, structural support and landscape integration within a single gesture. The sequence culminates in a small platform that functions as a lookout and contemplative space, designed to accommodate lounge chairs and other social elements.
Without the need for artificial drainage systems, the intervention remains extremely simple and sustainable: the natural slope allows water to flow freely towards the planters and along the ramp, preventing stagnation or accumulation.
The original commission emerged when the owner’s mother, an elderly woman who had spent her entire life in the countryside, could no longer access the tank. As the structure had been part of the property for many years, the studio proposed a solution that would preserve it while addressing accessibility. Rather than simply adding a functional ramp, the intervention transforms the circulation into an architectural element that engages with the rural landscape and supports everyday use.
The intervention is organised as a self-supporting reinforced concrete structure formed by lateral walls that contain the ramp and rest directly on the ground. The use of concrete allows the project to resolve access, structural support and landscape integration within a single gesture. The sequence culminates in a small platform that functions as a lookout and contemplative space, designed to accommodate lounge chairs and other social elements.
Without the need for artificial drainage systems, the intervention remains extremely simple and sustainable: the natural slope allows water to flow freely towards the planters and along the ramp, preventing stagnation or accumulation.
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