8 Casas vs 8 apartamentos
The client suggested 8 apartments on 4
levels, 2 apartments for level. The 2 ones
on level 000 would have garden and
swimming pool. The others 6 would enjoy a
common space with swimming pool on level
400. We proposed changed it into 8 duplex
houses totally independent, each one has
its own elevator from the garage. Four
houses would be developed on level 000 and
100, with private garden and swimming pool
on level 000. The other four houses would
be developed on level 200, 300 y 400, with
private swimming pool and green area for
each house on level 400.
Two months of deep thoughts give form to
this, directly from the computer, without
previous sketches. The space to double or
triple heights where delivers the private
elevator and where stars the staircase,
becomes the center of the house. The
diaphanous and transparent stair does not
touch the walls and it floats over a water
surface, as a reminder of the house being
on an island, where the ocean is the
protagonist. The circulation of the house
around this central space evokes and
reaffirms the concept of the house versus
apartment. Due to the subtle wood bridge
to cross the double height space, the
elevator can stop on each level.
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