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Architects
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Location
Asuncion, Paraguay -
Project Team and Construction
Arq. Gizella Alvarenga, Marco Ballarin, Nicola Bedin, Arq. Sonia Carísimo, Andrea Castellani, Joaquín Corvalan, Giacomo Favilli, Laura Ferres -
Project Area
110.0 m2 -
Project Year
2005 -
Photography
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Site Area
150 m2
Text description provided by the architects. It is the concept of the Chamacoco cosmos where the origin is the end. A 70-meter brick wall (no pillars) starts from the entrance on the ground floor and rises to close the private area in a spiral end.
The lot for the project is 10 x 14 meters, located in a suburban area of the city of Luque (5 km from Asuncion). The wall is the most direct means for privacy and security in a new neighborhood.
The ground floor, designed as an open plan, is occupied by the living room / dining area, courtyards, reflecting pools, swimming pool and services, all closed or opened by a sliding glass skin. The upper level is accessed from a perimeter ramp outside that supports the wall, or directly from a staircase located at the center of the spiral. On one end of the circulation strip on the upper floor lies an intimate living room separated by a bridge, that complements the bedrooms and bathroom. The bioclimatic proposal for ventilation through a scheme of cross ventilation and reflecting pools was essential to develop a project surrounded by walls, in an area so small.
