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Rosario, Argentina
Type
YEAR
2009
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
The
View House is designed under conditions generated by both the potential and
limitations of large suburban developments. Situated on the vast landscape of
the Argentine plains, the 3200 sq foot house occupies a 22,750 sq foot parcel.
The design is driven by two conflicting desires: engaging the living experience
of the house with the views of the landscape and preserving privacy from
neighbors.
Planning
demands and the unique position of the peripheral lot resulted in a compact
massing strategy with a minimal footprint that liberates and preserves the
ground. By denying the traditional front, side, and rear yard designations, the
perception of the house unfolds in a continuous sequence of surfaces where
every façade becomes primary.
The
formal and tectonic complexity of the house results from four basic geometric
subtractions at the corners of a primitive mass that create an exterior shape
perceived simultaneously as embedded and lofted, cantilevered and slumped. In the
interior, these operations define a continuous space that spirals upwards from
the ground level to the roof terrace in a sequence of living areas. The four
subtractions have differentiated volumetric impressions, each of which,
together with the contiguous aperture, results in an interior landscape of
paired surfaces and lighting effects.
The strategy for the apertures is derived from the framing of desirable
landscape features, the anticipation of neighboring developments and the
choreography of internal circulation. Varying in height, orientation, and
depth, each framed opening captures a distinct view, providing alternating
relationships between interior and exterior.
The
rough concrete shell of the house was built using traditional local techniques,
and its finish retains the impression of its construction. In contrast, the
interior of the house is smooth and polished in nature.
As a
culmination of the internal circulation along a path of 360º, a flight of steps
leads up to a panoramic roof deck, from which the expansive surrounding
landscape can be perceived from a new height.
View House is designed under conditions generated by both the potential and
limitations of large suburban developments. Situated on the vast landscape of
the Argentine plains, the 3200 sq foot house occupies a 22,750 sq foot parcel.
The design is driven by two conflicting desires: engaging the living experience
of the house with the views of the landscape and preserving privacy from
neighbors.
Planning
demands and the unique position of the peripheral lot resulted in a compact
massing strategy with a minimal footprint that liberates and preserves the
ground. By denying the traditional front, side, and rear yard designations, the
perception of the house unfolds in a continuous sequence of surfaces where
every façade becomes primary.
The
formal and tectonic complexity of the house results from four basic geometric
subtractions at the corners of a primitive mass that create an exterior shape
perceived simultaneously as embedded and lofted, cantilevered and slumped. In the
interior, these operations define a continuous space that spirals upwards from
the ground level to the roof terrace in a sequence of living areas. The four
subtractions have differentiated volumetric impressions, each of which,
together with the contiguous aperture, results in an interior landscape of
paired surfaces and lighting effects.
The strategy for the apertures is derived from the framing of desirable
landscape features, the anticipation of neighboring developments and the
choreography of internal circulation. Varying in height, orientation, and
depth, each framed opening captures a distinct view, providing alternating
relationships between interior and exterior.
The
rough concrete shell of the house was built using traditional local techniques,
and its finish retains the impression of its construction. In contrast, the
interior of the house is smooth and polished in nature.
As a
culmination of the internal circulation along a path of 360º, a flight of steps
leads up to a panoramic roof deck, from which the expansive surrounding
landscape can be perceived from a new height.
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