Nestled in the southern extreme of Pinamar County, Kairos House rests on a new small urbanized area consisting of four blocks surrounded by a forest and connected to the city only by a boulevard. Large-sized lots and a restrictive building code secure a balance between human presence and the local flora and fauna.
Project name
Kairos House
Architecture firm
Estudio Galera
Location
Pinamar, Argentina
Design team
Ariel Galera, Cesar Amarante, Francisco Villamil, Luisina Noya, Micol Rodriguez
Collaborators
Soledad Van Schaik, Juan Cruz Ance, Facundo Casales. Project supervisor: Pablo Ahumada. Administration management: Verónica Coleman. Translation and text editing: Soledad Pereyra
Civil engineer
Surveyor: Ariel Triana
Structural engineer
Javier Mendía
Environmental & MEP
Electricity: Gabriel Jaimón; Sanitation: Christian Carrizo; Ducts and sheet metal: Rubén Calvo; Custom metal working: Marcelo Herrero.
Construction
Audine Constructora
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Estudio Galera Architecture: House Three is part of a larger complex which has gradually being built for the same family over time. It is the third of a total of six residences planned in 2016 through a master plan that encompasses not only housing but also amenities and green spaces at the center of the complex.
Architecture firm
Estudio Galera Architecture
Location
Ostende, Pinamar County, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Design team
Ariel Galera Cesar Amarante, Francisco Villamil, Luisina Noya
Collaborators
Micol Rodriguez, Soledad Van Schaik, Juan Cruz Ance, Facundo Casales. Project supervisor: Pablo Ahumada. Project Manager. Administration Management: Verónica Coleman. Text editing and translation: Soledad Pereyra. Surveyor: Ariel Triana
Structural engineer
Juan Pablo Busti
Environmental & MEP
Electricity: Gabriel Jaimón. Sanitation: Cristian Carrizo
Material
reinforced concrete, glass bricks, aluminium, glass and cement blocks
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Pirca is located within the neighborhood on a rectangular lot, with an abrupt difference in level longitudinally dividing it in two, an exponent of its greatest quality. Faced with this, a wall was thought to define the terrain on two levels and a volume supported on it. The term "Pirca" refers to the walls that act as containment of embankmen...
Architecture firm
En Obra Arquitectos
Location
Costa Esmeralda, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Mariano Imperial
Design team
Luis Cisneros, Rosario Hillebrand, Sofia Falcón, Eugenia Sosa Abab
Collaborators
Facundo Casales
Construction
Narciso González, Albaro Franco
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
