Galahad

Gaia Off-Grid Shipping Container Home exploded axonometric drawing

Roxana and Charles stand on the first-floor balcony. The next phase of the project will combine the home with a neighboring house, but the screen will continue on the facade of the merged buildings, creating visual continuity.

A pendant light by Jorge Pardo hangs above the living room (opposite), while one of Charles’s pieces hangs next to the fireplace.

There are easy lines of sight between the main floor and the upper level.

Architect Ana Smud’s residence in the Vicente López suburb of Buenos Aires is surrounded by gardens and wrapped in timber, concrete, and glass.

Floor Plan of Casa LUAA by Ana Smud

Most of the color in the primary suite comes from the greenery right outside.

A family room on the second floor gets dappled light. Coco, the resident pet, looks out into the tree-shaded shaded garden

Ana Smud’s studio is in downtown Buenos Aires, yet she also has a home office with built-in bookshelves and a long narrow desk.

The kitchen cabinets are made of incienso wood, and the countertops and backsplash are made of Carrara marble.

Every space, including the living and dining sections seen here, has “furniture, objects and artworks that bring us memories,” says Smud. The bench, coffee tables, and dining table are by the late Alejandro Sticotti.

Cork doesn’t absorb water, making it well suited for the backsplash in the bathroom.

More surfaces in cork—a side table, the frame for a skylight—punctuate the CLT.