| A-cero, Joaquin Torres Architects - House in Dominican Republic |
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| Monday, 21 February 2011 09:37 | |
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Related  A-cero, Joaquin Torres Architects - Concrete House in MadridThe grey colour of the concrete dominates this 1.500m2 (16,000 sq ft) luxurious residence. It solidifies the building, bringing a sharp contrast with the surrounding landscape. Large openings puncture... Read More >>The prevailing warm climate of this Caribbean country along with the particular location of the project within a 7.000 m2 plot of land along the coast line, have determined the ideas that A-cero Studio had for this luxurious residence.  The massing is subdivided in two blocks, both composed of curved and straight surfaces interacting and forming dynamic spaces. The house is covered with a light coralline stone procured locally. The stone’s light colour, and smooth texture helps in taking advantage of the Caribbean sun, as it accentuates the curvilinear attributes of the space, through light and shadows.
  The house is hidden behind a walled fence, that curves up from the ground. The sculptural fence is interrupted in the middle by a large wooden gate.  The house is designed to make the most of the cross-ventilation, taking advantage of the cooling sea breeze. to minimize the use of air-conditioning. The whole house is extroverted, with big practicable large windows. The separation between the inside and the outside gets dissolved with gardens getting inserted inside the house. The external Coralline stone is brought inside, offering a visual continuity throughout the project.    The furniture was also designed by A-cero and custom-built to measurement, and conceived to bestow certain simplicity inside the big interior spaces.  Project Details: Project: House in Casa de Campo – La Romana / Dominican Republic Architecture: A-cero, joaquin torres architects Joaquín Torres, director Rafael Llamazares, architect partner, collaborator Delivered in April 2009 Photographer: Fernando Manosalvas Gardening/ landscaping: A-cero / Aybar Construction: Arena Gorda (República Dominicana) Related Articles:  24H > architecture - Dragspelhuset, Lake Ovre Gla in Sweden; the 'Accordion House' This extension to an original cabin from the 1800’s is... Read More >> Ehrlich Architects - 700 Palms Residence in Venice, CaliforniaWe continue the series dedicated to the 2009 AIA Housing... Read More >> Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects - Outpost in Bellevue, IdahoThis another project in our series dedicated to the recipients... Read More >> DLFstudio - Jackson House in Culver City, CaliforniaThe project is located within walking distance of downtown Culver... Read More >>Trackback(0)
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  written by Bill Haras (Moderator), February 23, 2011
We didn't want to bring out the analogy with Ronchamp. Most architects have been influenced, one way or the other, by the work of Le Corbusier. While we agree that the curvilinear attributes of certain wall don't have a real justification, we did appreciate the overall originality of the design, and the attention to details.
 written by RegnerativeHomes, February 23, 2011
Surprising the article didn't pick up on the obvious influence of Le Corbusier's Notre Dame du Haut (Ronchamp). Unfortunately the similarity in purely superficial, this building is designed quite harsh and looks more like a skateboard park. Not quite sure what the architect had in mind for a view with the spa. I suppose to watch the skateboard races.
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