House M is located on a corner plot overlooking a public park, about a mile away from the coast, in Lima?s 1950´s traditional residential neighborhood of San Isidro.                                                 

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Architects: Jaime Ortiz de Zevallos

Location: San Isidro, Peru

Area: 980.0 m2

Project Year: 2014

Photographs: Juan Solano Ojasi

© Juan Solano Ojasi

From the architect. House M is located on a corner plot overlooking a public park, about a mile away from the coast, in Lima?s 1950´s traditional residential neighborhood of San Isidro.                                                 
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The project has been developed as a basic composition of volumes, planes and materials that define the spaces in response to the views, light, privacy, and a large program.

Floor Plan 1

The four story building is defined by a half sunken garage, office space and service area, all of which raises the living quarters above street level generating a platform for the rest of the building. 

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The first floor of the house, with the garage roof top garden, living, dining room and the kitchen area sit above the street, overlooking the park through glass walls, while solid concrete walls block the v...