The house is situated on a corner lot in Puertos Escobar, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The primary challenge of this project lay in the site’s atypical shape. Being a corner plot, the aim was to maximize the available area by adopting a V-shaped layout.
Project name
J House (Casa J)
Architecture firm
Pirca Arquitectura
Location
Puertos, Escobar, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Luis Barandiarán
Principal architect
Antonio Florio, Luciano Basso
Design team
Antonio Florio, Luciano Basso, Gonzalo Charon, Ignacio Rey
Interior design
Pirca Arquitectura
Lighting
Pirca Arquitectura
Supervision
Pirca Arquitectura
Visualization
Pirca Arquitectura
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshoppe
Construction
Pirca Arquitectura
Typology
Residential › House
The project reflects client’s requirement of classic yet contemporary house that oozes affluence. An elegant, simple yet daunting piece that is sure to attract attention sits boldly in a rectangular 1500 sq. ft. plot which is slightly angular on the rear side.
Architecture firm
Arch Triangle
Photography
Murtuza Gandhi
Principal architect
Abbas Pitolwala
Design team
Abdullah and Mustafa
Interior design
Mariya Kapadia
Civil engineer
Mohsin and Abdeali
Structural engineer
Ddime consultanat
Supervision
Amafhh Construction
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp, V-ray
Construction
Amafhh Construction
Material
Brick, Concrete, Wood, Metal and Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The Aveiro-based architecture practice Frari – architecture network has recently completed reonavation of a single-family house "J house" that located in Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal.
Project description by the architects:
This project intends to refurbish a single-family house, severely affec...
Architecture firm
Frari - architecture network
Location
lbergaria-a-Velha, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares studio
Principal architect
Maria Fradinho
Design team
Ana Rita Luís, Jéssica Barreto
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
