Casa E246 / Ezequiel Amado Cattaneo

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Text description provided by the architects. The house site searches to maximize sunlight and long views. Theese are the fundamental premises to orient the building on a triangular terrain.

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Close to the country club boundary, the main volume stands paralel to the neighbours house, enhancing its longitudinal extension to develop the necessary program.

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The materiality adopted is simple and rational. Reinforced concrete, big glass screens, and black aluminum windows keep the monochromy, so as to highlight the green surroundings.

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On the lower level, the social activities are gathered arround a series of courtyards, that lighten and shape space, incorporating landscape into daily life. Thus, the inside-outside relation is strengthened, keeping the essence of the place.

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On the first floor plan, the bedrooms and private living rooms are aligned on an overwhelming black volume, granting best light and sight. A concrete black siding distinguishes its importance and emphasizes its horizontality in a recongnizable way.

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This strong gesture, helps to create the cars space, framing the see through entrance, from which the garden and pool are introduced.