This relatively small residence of 85 sq, meters (900 sq ft) is situated within a much larger 1,800 sq. meters (19,300 sq ft) site, with two existing elements serving as guidelines. The first being is a n existing line of eucalyptus aligned around the perimeter; and the second being the access street.
The client requested to leave the greater portion of the garden on one side of the house and to stay near the access street. In that way, the home and access elevation extend parallel to the street as a “great wall”, with a few open spaces, which separates from it, closing the house to the West and opening it to the garden through a veranda overlooking the Eucalyptus. The living-dining room area and bedroom open through a big window to the garden. It closes for security reasons with a sliding iron gate and a wooden one in the bedroom.