Casa Roble Huacho / Hebra Arquitectos

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Description submitted by the project team. The assignment was a second residence in the middle of the forest for a married couple, a sculptor and a psychologist, where they would have a place to receive their two visiting children. The initial idea of ​​the owners was that this project would be carried out in two phases for an eventual future expansion. That is why a regular grid with two levels was proposed to plan an order for the growth of the house. The first stage would be elevated and then the extension would be carried out below, at ground level, forming a plinth.

After starting this project during the pandemic, the clients finally decided to transform this house into their first home. Therefore, both stages were built simultaneously. Given this initial situation, the challenge of the project was to create an architecture different from what existed in the area; functional and warm at the same time, seeking as a premise the direct relationship with the forest, but without losing interior comfort.

To achieve this, a metal structure on concrete cores made it possible to create an area “under” the house, which serves as a reception area to protect against the rain. Then, on a second level, a warm and bright interior is understood as a space for containment and contemplation at the same time. To achieve this, large sliding panels were opened onto a deck facing the trees, the roof was “detached” from the walls on a lattice beam and the aim was to make the latter look light, with the roof beams stacked at their ends.

Three main objectives led us to elevate the house: avoid humidity, get more light and obtain views from above of the three surroundings. The exterior walls are made up of cypress wood screens, seeking to generate intimacy towards the faces that face the more public exteriors and large expanses of glass towards the interior patios, with the aim of letting in natural light.