General Information Name of the Project: House C55
Location: Colima, Col. Architecture
Firm: SLAB Arquitectura Firm
Location: Colima, Col.
Square Meters: 145m2
Construction Year (Start and End): 2021-2023
Contact: arq.slab@gmail.com
Website: https://www.instagram.com/arq.slab/
Media Provider Photography Credits: Alberto Chacon Provider's
Instagram/Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/chacon.photo/
Project Description House S55
This house was designed to represent the foundation of a family, a resilient home that can mold itself to the needs of its inhabitants. It emerges with basic finishes that can be painted or covered, spaces that can be transformed or modified according to time and user needs. The house adapts to the user's economy; the same spaces are designed to be built in stages. It currently has 2 rooms, but it is projected to have up to 4 rooms, as well as the option to add security features and comfort, such as roofing or enclosing the garage, creating a jacuzzi, or a gym on the third floor. In terms of style, it starts in the social area with an industrial style using polished steel and contrasting it with solid Parota wood to bring warmth to the project. As you move towards the bedrooms, the style transforms, leaving only small polished accents. White and wood predominate, creating warmer and more welcoming spaces. The different textures within the house generate a play of sensations. Despite its industrial style, it still feels like a cozy home. The house addresses Colima's warm climate by taking advantage of winds and avoiding direct sunlight. It maximizes views of the volcano and the river. It is a highly functionalist house built on a 143.2 m2 plot, perfectly fulfilling the architectural program by optimizing and making the most of each space. The facade welcomes you with its rusted steel number and a large pivoting door made of solid Parota wood. Upon entering the house, you are greeted by the living room with an interior garden under the staircase. The staircase is made of steel with wood supported by a polished concrete wall and steel tensioners. The majority of the interior of the house features concrete, and at the back, there is a visual finishing that defines the house with a volcanic stone wall and a wooden latticework ceiling that separates this space, connecting it with the exterior. As you ascend to the upper floor, you encounter a very warm architecture with laminated flooring, white walls, and slatted Parota wood doors, creating a play of light and contrast with the social area on the ground floor. It achieves balance with small polished cement details. The bathrooms return to a more industrial style, with dark colors, black volcanic stone, and polished walls, contrasted only by the white bathroom fixtures, creating a visual focus on the white bathtub that invites you into a fresh and peaceful space. When you reach the roof garden, you are transported back to an industrial style, now more brutalist, with less wood and more exposed concrete and steel. It opens up to a cozy terrace with warm lighting and a wooden ceiling, offering an impressive view of the volcano.
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