N House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER

N House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER - Exterior Photography, Facade, Concrete, BrickN House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER - Exterior Photography, Wood, ConcreteN House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Wood, GlassN House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER - Exterior Photography, Facade, ConcreteN House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER - More Images+ 36

Belén de Escobar, Argentina
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  313
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Albano García
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  AutoDesk, Adobe, Agüero, Aquabelle, DE OTRO TIEMPO, Grupo Moras, Napoli, SBG, Sabato Paglioca, Wellpack
  • Lead Architects: Santiago Luppi, Javier Ugalde, Andrea Winter
  • Engineering: Conest SRL
  • Landscaping: BM
  • Concrete And Masonry Consultants: Diaco Construcciones
  • Sanitary Installation Consultants: Piunti hnos.
  • Electrical Installation Consultants: Villalba hnos.
  • Thermo Mechanical Installation Consultants: Arch. Alberto Gianini
  • Collaborators: Esteban Gonzalez, Gonzalo Zylberman, Paula Bianco, Sofia Covello
  • City: Belén de Escobar
  • Country: Argentina
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N House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER - Exterior Photography
© Albano García

Text description provided by the architects. This house was born with the aim of being a place to be outdoors. The fundamental characteristic of the neighborhood was its flood condition, being part of the Paraná river delta, this meant the need to raise it. With these conditions and being a land bounded in dimensions, the challenge was to have the largest amount of space on the ground floor for social areas. The existence of a waterway in the background generated the premise of guiding the main visuals in that regard.

N House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER - Exterior Photography, Facade, Concrete
© Albano García
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Ground Floor Plan
N House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER - Exterior Photography, Facade, Concrete
© Albano García

A gallery house
Following these guidelines, arises the idea of generating a house-gallery whose views are open to water and public activities take over the ground floor. This gallery is the main space. The pool is a transparent plane and the two side stairs complete the set and connect the object with the ground. The house rests on the landscape.

N House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER - Exterior Photography, Concrete, Garden
© Albano García

Nature of the structure. Defying gravity
"According to the dictionary, gravity is the natural phenomenon by which objects with mass are attracted to each other". A monolithic piece of concrete that floats. The house seems to emerge from nature in an attempt to capture the landscape and make it it's own. The intention was to form a set that merged in a single concept the structure, the program, and the materiality, a system where the components merge but each one retains its internal logic. The structural concept is based on the arrangement of two partitions and a large beam from which the upper floor hangs. The sloping roof slab behaves like a link. 

Nature of the structure Defying gravity  
 

<pre  A monolithic piece of concrete that floats. The house seems to emerge from nature in an attempt to capture the landscape and make it its own. The intention was to form a set that merged in a single concept the structure, the program and the materiality, a system where the components merge but each one retains its internal logic.  The structural concept is based on the arrangement of two partitions and a large beam from which the upper floor hangs. The sloping roof slab behaves like a link. These elements open and close, are opaque or perforated in response to functional needs while emphasizing the visuals and direction of the routes.

N House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Wood
© Albano García
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Section 1
N House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER - Interior Photography, Living Room, Glass
© Albano García

These elements open and close, are opaque or perforated in response to functional needs while emphasizing the visuals and direction of the routes. As for the materiality, the texture is given by the design of the formwork of brushed boards, which in the diversity of edges provides a play of light and shadow. The whole model allows appreciating the concrete without losing sight of the presence of the wood grain.

N House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER - Interior Photography, Wood, Concrete
© Albano García

Spatial / functional organization
The house is divided into programmatic areas. The ground floor is a single space that crosses the land from the street to the water. The living room and the kitchen together with the gallery form a single piece. The service sector complements the main areas through the lateral corridor. On the upper floor the bedrooms are developed, a system of aligned rooms, overlooking the water.
“My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience” Luis Barragan 
N House is the combination of structure, architecture, and materiality, understanding that the finished object is important if it transcends its specific function to become an event both for those who contemplate it and for those who live in it.

N House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER - Exterior Photography, Wood, Facade
© Albano García
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N House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Albano García

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Cite: "N House / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER" [Casa N / A3 LUPPI UGALDE WINTER] 27 Jan 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/932409/n-house-a3-luppi-ugalde-winter> ISSN 0719-8884

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