![E9 House / Estudio Arraigo - Exterior Photography, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5f3e/d609/b357/65c5/a800/000f/newsletter/0.jpg?1597953529)
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Architects: Estudio Arraigo
- Area: 120 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Chaos Group, Sherwin-Williams, ACINDAR, Aluar, Cacique, Ilva, Isocret, La española, Loma Negra, Mar del plata
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Lead Architect: Martin Piombo, Ramiro Piombo
![E9 House / Estudio Arraigo - Exterior Photography, Facade, Door](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5f3e/d66c/b357/65d3/6000/0009/medium_jpg/4.jpg?1597953616)
Text description provided by the architects. The lot for which we received the commission is located on a regular block within the urban area of the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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![E9 House / Estudio Arraigo - Interior Photography, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5f3e/d692/b357/65d3/6000/000b/medium_jpg/5.jpg?1597953651)
The project required a functional overhaul of an old house on a 10m wide by 13m deep lot. The existing construction which we started with had a ground floor layout.
![E9 House / Estudio Arraigo - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Countertop, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5f3e/d77a/b357/65d3/6000/0015/newsletter/12.jpg?1597953883)
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![E9 House / Estudio Arraigo - Interior Photography, Bedroom, Windows, Bed](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5f3e/d815/b357/65d3/6000/001b/newsletter/16.jpg?1597954041)
Once the survey was done and with the process already in the project stage, we opted to keep the original facade as it was, as a record of the beginning of the history of a city of low houses. The private area of the house was added above it.
![E9 House / Estudio Arraigo - Interior Photography, Bedroom, Bed](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5f3e/d7f2/b357/65d3/6000/0019/newsletter/15.jpg?1597954005)
The strategy chosen for the proposal revolves around the location of two internal courtyards, one for expansion and the other for air and light, which allowed us to generate a comfortable spatiality. The goal of having the entire house naturally illuminated was achieved, despite it being contained between dividing walls.
![E9 House / Estudio Arraigo - Interior Photography, Stairs, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5f3e/d7a0/b357/65d3/6000/0017/medium_jpg/13.jpg?1597953920)
The program included a commercial space in addition to housing. For this reason, the commercial space was arranged at the front of the lot with a direct exit to the street, in order to not interrupt the operation of the house.
![E9 House / Estudio Arraigo - Exterior Photography, Handrail, Balcony](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5f3e/d6e0/b357/65d3/6000/000d/medium_jpg/7.jpg?1597953724)
Regarding materiality, the old carpentry was replaced with new aluminium elements. Using a language that combines a metallic structure and the common exposed brick, reminiscing the role of the latter in the development of the city.
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