Nowadays the concept of traditional family is being reformulated and pushing for changes in housing concepts. In this scenario, a non-permanent occupation housing with a dynamic program for an assemble family, formulated the bases of a challenging project. The answer was to break with the rigid use of home spaces and single-family box idea.
Project name
House SF-FR (Casa SF-FR)
Architecture firm
Mariano Ravenna
Location
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Ravenna Mariano, Julián Benavidez; Video: Rodrigo Lautaro Riquelme
Principal architect
Mariano Ravenna
Collaborators
Malena Gómez, Liubomyr Shkirko
Structural engineer
Malena Gomez
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Concrete structure, hollow brick walls, wooden ceilings, smooth cement floors and white split stone exterior floors
Budget
$ 30,000 USD, Built through a PRO.CRE.AR loan
Typology
Residential › House
The public housing sector shelters from the front to live with privacy and allied with nature. The limit of the house is the horizon of the landscape that the lot poses.
The linear circulations are contained by their own exterior, the patios. They allow us to recreate the necessary privacy of each sector of the house.
Project name
Casa TERRA-91
Location
Terralagos, Canning, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Alejandro Peral
Principal architect
Luciana Macias, Facundo Carrosso
Collaborators
Arq. Manuel Fernandez, Arq. Yanina Saracho
Structural engineer
Ing. Gustavo Carreira
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Located in a gated community in the southern part of the Province of Buenos Aires, house AC-47 is located on a corner lot surrounded by important vegetation. Its linear development prioritizes the visuals over the park and the optimal conditions of sunlight and ventilation. The project starts from a main volume that is ordered in relation to the di...
Location
Adrogué Chico, Malvinas Argentinas, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Alejandro Peral
Principal architect
Luciana Macias, Facundo Carrosso
Collaborators
Yamila Graneros, Sofía Díaz, Rosario Galván, Arq. Guadalupe Arbarello, Yanina Saracho.
Interior design
MA Partners
Structural engineer
Ing. Gustavo Bianchi
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Located on the outskirts of Córdoba, in a natural environment, the project arises from the need to refurbish a house originally designed for a large family that currently cannot adapt to the users' needs. Over time, certain spaces have ceased to have a specific function and required rethinking.
Project name
A tiny house between the trees (Una pequeña casa en El Bosque)
Architecture firm
Esteras Perrote
Location
Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Andrés Domínguez
Principal architect
Lucía Esteras, Gonzalo Perrote
Design team
Esteras Perrote Studio
Interior design
Esteras Perrote Studio
Civil engineer
Esteras Perrote Studio
Structural engineer
Esteras Perrote Studio
Landscape
Esteras Perrote Studio
Lighting
Esteras Perrote Studio
Supervision
Esteras Perrote Studio
Visualization
Andres Dominguez
Construction
Esteras Perrote
Typology
Residential › House, Extension, Refurbishment
Located in San Clemente, Córdoba, this modular house is implanted on a gently sloping piece of land at the foot of Los Gigantes mountain range. The view towards the mountains plays a fundamental role in the spatial layout of this house of 40 m2 covered and 22 m2 semi-covered. The optimization of square meters defines efficient spaces, which are div...
Project name
Casa Bayo (Bayo House)
Architecture firm
SET ideas
Location
San Clemente, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Carlos Arias Yadarola
Design team
Carolina Rufeil, Julieta Moyano, Catalina Gasch
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD
Material
Stone, concrete, glass, wood
Typology
Residential › House
It is a house based on a square 3x3 grid where the stairs and the circulation in the upperfloor are located in the center. On the ground floor, to avoid corridors, the rooms are connected to achieve as much space and light as possible. Taking advantage of the long views towards the golf course, we located the living room and dining room.
Project name
Backhander House
Architecture firm
Estudio Matias Lopez Llovet
Location
Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Principal architect
Matias Lopez Llovet
Civil engineer
Nicolas Vivona
Structural engineer
Nicolas Vivona
Landscape
Sandra Zubiarre
Visualization
Catalina Sonzini Astudillo
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D
Material
Concrete & masonry
Typology
Residential › House
A single-family home located in the south of the province of Buenos Aires. On the front of the lot, a diagonal break through the typical rectangular lot of the urban grid. Based on this atypical arrangement, it is proposed to work on the morphology of the upper floor and its relationship with the views. The ground floor access has access through a...
Architecture firm
Además Arquitectura
Location
Monte Grande, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Leandro A. Gallo
Design team
Maximo Bertoia, Emiliano Granzela Clientes, Rodrigo Pinto, Florencia Greco
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Modern architecture single-family dwelling units built from 1955 to 1965 in the mid-city neighborhoods of Cordoba, represent nowadays an architectural heritage at the risk of being lost under the process of urban renovation. This may be either because these units constitute a very short period of architectural production and are often considered to...
Project name
Ferrer-Oddone House, a modern urban dwelling unit
Architecture firm
Carolina Vitas Estudio de patrimonio, paisaje y arquitectura
Location
Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Carolina Vitas
Design team
Héctor Villaroel, Juan Tumosa, Norberto Peiretti
Collaborators
Structural Design: Gabriela Asis, Gustavo González Associate Structural Engineer: Edgar Moran Contractor manager: Enrique Fornes Stone materials restoration: Alejandra Felippa Furniture restoration: Edgar Roggio Lighting Design consultant: Javier Camandona (Iluminar) HVAC Design consultant: Francisco Freguglia, Lucia Gonzalez de Freguglia; Furniture design: Olga Lamy
Built area
Area (existing): 309 m² Area (new): 26 m²
Design year
1962-1963 (Project and execution)
Lighting
Javier Camandona (Iluminar)
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
