House in Cauquén / Federico Craig + Jesica Bava

House in Cauquén  / Federico Craig + Jesica Bava - Exterior Photography, FacadeHouse in Cauquén  / Federico Craig + Jesica Bava - Exterior Photography, Facade, WindowsHouse in Cauquén  / Federico Craig + Jesica Bava - Interior Photography, FacadeHouse in Cauquén  / Federico Craig + Jesica Bava - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Door, WindowsHouse in Cauquén  / Federico Craig + Jesica Bava - More Images+ 11

La Plata, Argentina
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  3681 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2023
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Luis Barandiarán
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Ceramicos La Plata, DAMITECH, FV, Murvi, Roca
  • Lead Architects: Federico Craig, Jesica Bava
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House in Cauquén  / Federico Craig + Jesica Bava - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Luis Barandiarán
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Plan - Ground floor

Text description provided by the architects. The house is conceived as a prism leaning against the south side of a square corner lot of approximately 30m on each side,  releasing a large void towards good orientation. The absence of pre-existing vegetation, a condition of new private urbanizations in the periphery, made it necessary to design a "porous" house that includes a large number of intermediate shaded spaces.

House in Cauquén  / Federico Craig + Jesica Bava - Exterior Photography, Facade, Windows
© Luis Barandiarán
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View / Section A

A metallic grid of I-Profiles, painted matte black, inscribes not only the geometry of the proposal but also a virtual volume that includes terraces, galleries, voids, and green patios. In this way, all interior spaces open frankly to the north with the protection that these spaces provide.

House in Cauquén  / Federico Craig + Jesica Bava - Interior Photography, Facade
© Luis Barandiarán
House in Cauquén  / Federico Craig + Jesica Bava - Image 15 of 16
View / Section B

The south face, blinder, capitalizes on the mandatory perimeter withdrawal from upper continuous windows that guarantee cross ventilation in both the social ground floor and the first floor, where the private areas are located.

House in Cauquén  / Federico Craig + Jesica Bava - Interior Photography, Wood, Windows, Beam
© Luis Barandiarán
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Axonometric
House in Cauquén  / Federico Craig + Jesica Bava - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Door, Windows
© Luis Barandiarán

The mixed construction system allowed development of the work in stages, as required by the client. First, the total structure of the building was built, starting with the dry assembly of the metal structure. In-situ concrete slabs  were later linked to this three-dimensional matrix.

House in Cauquén  / Federico Craig + Jesica Bava - Exterior Photography, Windows
© Luis Barandiarán

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Cite: "House in Cauquén / Federico Craig + Jesica Bava" [Casa en el Cauquén / Federico Craig + Jesica Bava] 22 Dec 2023. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1011392/house-in-cauquen-federico-craig-plus-jesica-bava> ISSN 0719-8884

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