House in Casa de Campo / A-cero
© Fernando Manosalvas
Architects: A-cero / Joaquin Torres
Location: Dominican Republic
Collaborator: Rafael Llamazares
Gardening/ landscaping: A-cero / Aybar
Construction: Arena Gorda
Project Year: 2006-2009
Photographs: Fernando Manosalvas
The benign climate that prevails during the whole year in the Caribbean island, as well as the situation of the plot of 7.000 sqm first coast line, they determine in advance the project executed by A-cero Studio.
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With a singular architectural idea and a certain level of risky, peculiar of the team that Joaquin Torres directs. There appear two blocks well separated from that there arises a game of curved volumes that look for the vertical position from the covering.
© Fernando Manosalvas
The housing is projected by demand of program of needs of the client, in only one plant. There is dressed the whole house of an indigenous stone of Coralline of clear tones (white – beige) that, to part of the proper quality of the material, a visual aspect that prospers with the abundant solar light, and the marine reference.
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© Fernando Manosalvas
From the principal access, the house seems to hide behind an attainment of curved walls that believe a sculptural set. In the middle, a big door of two sheets in wood leads to the housing. The whole housing has crossed ventilation, this way to be able to make use of all the advantages of the Caribbean climate especially the sea breeze.
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corbusier will be very happy to see this….
I was thinking it looks like Ronchamp.
hahahha……right,
Definitely inspired by Le Corbusier’s buildings in Chandigarh, India: The Assembly Building:
http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/38/116038-004-D55EF67C.jpg
Exactly… remind me to Corbu’s Chandigarh and Ronchamp
I agree with you, but all world arhitecture with glass, have origin in Bauhaus and Mies v. d. Rohe. Anyhow, Ronchamp is wondwerfool church isnt it?
Too bad the “curved walls” have gravel in front of them. They would make excellent wall-rides… you know, for skateboarding.
Side note: This sounds really funny,”The housing is projected by demand of program of needs of the client, in only one plant.”
of of of
nice skatepark
Oscar Niemeyer will be happy to! :)Beautiful art!
too sculpturesque in my opinion. 60-70 years ago this would be innovative in a way.
what the hell is wrong with people these days?
good architecture SHOULD be sculpturesque!!!
although normally I wouldn’t be a fan of the “skateboard ramp” style, in this case it really seems to fit the context. the house really seems to become part of the beach.
I do worry about how this house will stand up to an extreme weather event. All that glass and the airfoil roofs doesn’t seem like a good place to be during a hurricane (does Dominican Republic get hurricanes?). I have to assume that the designers took this into account and that there is structure and reinforcement within the shell so that everything is protected.
yet again … i’m bored
maybe if it was 1950′s
wawww!
My concern is how to protect the raw concrete roof against the mildew, fungus etc… I will need to see a picture of the house 5 years from now…
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I think it’s made from some kind of marble!
RT @archdaily: House in Casa de Campo / A-cero http://bit.ly/71jglP <Breathtaking night photograph here>
I'd Live Here: House in Casa de Campo. http://bit.ly/58GTLn
rehash of 1950′s…nothing really new or experimental here, just more expensive than the 50′s.
Vaya castaña
agree with you guys, this is how if Mr. Le Corbusier get married with Oscar niemeyer, anyway i like it !
Inglés de garrafón y arquitectura de garrafón
for skateboarding, haha the only acceptable reason of the curve～
Looks like a new level in the latest Tony Hawk skate game. Level “Le Corbu”…
i cant see what is wrong… corbusier and niemeyer should be a very good source of inspiration for everyone. a very beautiful piece of architecture.
Too bad architecture isn’t about beauty anymore.
It’s hard not to admit that this house makes a nice spot to nice beach sunsets. I tend to like nicely organized plans such as this. but the construction could take advantadge of that (I believe this is all cast on situ)
Very impressive . I really liked it.
I like it!
THE IMAGES AR ALL RENDER!!!
I DONT KNOW WHY PEOPLE STILL SAY ITS INSPIRED DESIGN FROM CORBUSIER!!
THIS COULD BE ONE’S OWN THOUGHT!!
USING CERTAIN FORMS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY ARE COPIED,IT MAY BE SELF DEVELOPED.
11:47 PM Sep 25th
rumah di tepian pantai –> http://bit.ly/cIA9vb
2:00 AM Nov 10th
CTM, dame tu casa, ahora (via Arch Daily) http://is.gd/gT1ek