“Structure as space designer”

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Architects: Rivero Rolny Arquitectos

Location: La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Area: 85.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Manuel Agustin Valerio Landivar  

Structure: Carmen Monica Libutzki

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“Structure as space designer”Structure stops hiding behind the drawing and comes out to participate as the main character of the play. Based on the structure performance, everything occurs. The stage combines different but simple lines, materials, forms and senses.

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Four concrete porticoes are set in the edges of the structure creating three real and imaginary longitudinal spaces. In the front the access yard, where beams emerge. Inside the house, the scene develops in freedom, delimited by containing planes. Finally, at the end of the non-disturbing crossing beams the gallery appears as the last scenography. 

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The house is located in a small scale residential zone which is recently developed. This site is situated on a corner and is 14 x 30 meters, with a total of 402m2. Project must adapt to a young couple needs. Thus the house was thought to b...