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Rivera Paradise
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Rivera Paradise
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Located on a small infill lot between party walls in the Coghlan neighborhood, within a historic preservation district (APH), Rivera Paradise emerges from a precise operation: transforming an extremely constrained condition into an open, fluid spatial experience deeply connected to nature.
Local regulations required preserving 30% of the original construction. Rather than understanding this condition as a limitation, the project embraces it as a fundamental part of its identity, preserving the original exposed brick party walls and a double-height space covered by an existing brick vault. The house is therefore built through a dialogue between the existing and the new, where past and present coexist within a single spatial experience.
On a narrow site surrounded by tall neighboring walls —even at the rear— the main strategy was to “push the boundaries.” To achieve this, the project is organized around a large central courtyard that articulates the entire house, bringing light, ventilation, and visual depth into the interior. Large sliding glass panels disappear בתוך the walls, dissolving the boundary between interior and exterior and transforming the courtyard into the true inhabitable heart of the home.
Reflections on glass, water, and interior surfaces visually multiply the space, generating constantly shifting perceptions. From every point, new perspectives and spatial relationships emerge without ever fully revealing themselves, blurring the real scale of the lot and amplifying the sensation of openness.
Circulation also becomes an essential part of this spatial experience. Inspired by the iconic double-helix staircase located at the center of the Château de Chambord in France —traditionally attributed to Leonardo da Vinci— the house develops two independent yet superimposed circulation systems. An interior circulation connects the ground floor, first floor, and second level, while a second exterior circulation ascends from the living spaces toward a series of stepped green roofs and gardens surrounding the central courtyard. This system allows the outdoor spaces to be experienced across multiple levels without crossing through the private areas of the house, creating a continuous relationship between architecture and landscape.
Green roofs and hanging vegetation integrate nature and architecture into a single atmosphere. The garden no longer appears as a peripheral element, but as a vertical extension of inhabitation itself, capable of transforming the relationship with the surrounding party walls and creating an interior microclimate within the density of the city.
Rivera Paradise therefore proposes a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional urban courtyard house: an architecture where void, reflections, spatial continuity, and nature work together to expand the perception of space and transform a deeply constrained urban lot into an open and seemingly infinite experience.
Local regulations required preserving 30% of the original construction. Rather than understanding this condition as a limitation, the project embraces it as a fundamental part of its identity, preserving the original exposed brick party walls and a double-height space covered by an existing brick vault. The house is therefore built through a dialogue between the existing and the new, where past and present coexist within a single spatial experience.
On a narrow site surrounded by tall neighboring walls —even at the rear— the main strategy was to “push the boundaries.” To achieve this, the project is organized around a large central courtyard that articulates the entire house, bringing light, ventilation, and visual depth into the interior. Large sliding glass panels disappear בתוך the walls, dissolving the boundary between interior and exterior and transforming the courtyard into the true inhabitable heart of the home.
Reflections on glass, water, and interior surfaces visually multiply the space, generating constantly shifting perceptions. From every point, new perspectives and spatial relationships emerge without ever fully revealing themselves, blurring the real scale of the lot and amplifying the sensation of openness.
Circulation also becomes an essential part of this spatial experience. Inspired by the iconic double-helix staircase located at the center of the Château de Chambord in France —traditionally attributed to Leonardo da Vinci— the house develops two independent yet superimposed circulation systems. An interior circulation connects the ground floor, first floor, and second level, while a second exterior circulation ascends from the living spaces toward a series of stepped green roofs and gardens surrounding the central courtyard. This system allows the outdoor spaces to be experienced across multiple levels without crossing through the private areas of the house, creating a continuous relationship between architecture and landscape.
Green roofs and hanging vegetation integrate nature and architecture into a single atmosphere. The garden no longer appears as a peripheral element, but as a vertical extension of inhabitation itself, capable of transforming the relationship with the surrounding party walls and creating an interior microclimate within the density of the city.
Rivera Paradise therefore proposes a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional urban courtyard house: an architecture where void, reflections, spatial continuity, and nature work together to expand the perception of space and transform a deeply constrained urban lot into an open and seemingly infinite experience.
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