A house with a tree like an axis

House MI015

Estudio Local.
Project and Technical Direction: Arch. Daniela Laham & Arch. Marisa Villalba

The house MI015 is a single-family residence located in a context of neighborhood scale in the south of the city of Córdoba. The zone is in the full process of development and the house is located in a lot between party walls which haven´t been consolidated yet
Therefore, the Project is governed by the premises of maintaining a certain control and privacy with the outside and allowing an open and generous relationship with the courtyard and its semi-covered spaces inside. In turn, a pre-existing tree is the axis and focus of the main environments.
As a project response to these statements, the house is located on its right party wall, generating simple lines and volumes of noble materials that allow the game of lights and shadow on its opposite side where the outdoor spaces are located.
The residence was conceived from the housing needs of a young family, the spaces of social character are located on the ground floor, in relation to the courtyard: the living-dining room, the integrated kitchen, a light/tending courtyard, a toilette and pantry. All of them in harmonious connection with the courtyard and the sequence of semi-covered spaces such as the garage and grill which becomes into an extensive gallery.
On the upper floor are located three bedrooms, one of them with a suite bathroom and dressing room, a corridor and a third bathroom.
The morphological composition of the Project is governed by simple forms. A pure white volume rests on a heavy foundations of raw materials such as concrete and brick in grayscale. The house takes advantage of its location allowing the entrance of light in each of its spaces, as a part of its composition.