White and Gray House

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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White and Gray House

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Firm

RTN Arquitectos

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2012

SIZE

10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft

Photos

Daniela Mac Adden (8)

The house is located in a residential area where tall buildings are particularly restricted and require neighborhood approval to be built (a rarity in this city). However, due to repeated code changes, towers surround the neighborhood. This paradox was used as a starting point for the overall design.

The house, designed as a regular white and pure prism, is affected by the presence of these buildings and reacts to them by folding its sides and twisting. The folds of the white house organize and define both the interior and exterior spaces. Inside, we intended to minimize the walls and to recourse to furniture to split the space that is stratified into four levels. Each level has a particular use: service area, social, children and parents. These levels are associated with the vertical circulation and a library with 7-meters-high ceilings. The house is built entirely in white concrete by using limited materials inside. A concrete rustic wall provides contrast to the landscape.