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This Argentine house takes on a linear, monolithic shape that dominates a green landscape next to an indigenous forest. Built with walls of cold concrete, the large house features a hard, brutalist exterior that can be seen from afar. As viewers approach, intermittent walls of rustic stone interrupt the smooth expanses of gray imagery, bringing texture and depth into rectangular cuts. Created by architects at Patio Studio, the house design is both separated and connected by courtyard areas that expand the volume of the home. The patio elements create an internal-external connection and serve as an integral part of the floor layout, complementing the main functions of the home.
Located on the edge of a sloping neighborhood, the house is blessed with green surroundings and abundant native forest background. The land on which the linear concrete house is built is suitably flat.
Apart from lawns, vegetation around the house is sparse. A raised planter was built at the front of the house to healthily balance the cold concrete and stone exterior.
A swimming pool embraces the side of a ground floor terrace, where outdoor furniture encourages socializing in the open air. The ground floor terrace also has a barbecue area and is connected to a volleyball court.
Soil was removed from around the site to raise the house to a rise of 1.3 meters. This adjustment raises the line of sight to pass over the neighboring grove and to a higher view of the larger landscape.
The upper floor of the home contains nine different spaces: the living room, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms and three bathrooms.
The rooms are connected by a passage and separated by courtyards.
Inside the home, warm and inviting atmospheric lighting illuminates walls of rich wood tone panels and matching doors. A homemade built-in sofa design echoes the elegant and linear aesthetics of the home exterior. Cognac leather cushions soften the look.
A stone fireplace cuts down between large living room windows. Modern wooden storage units fly in all directions.
Walking along the corridor that connects the rooms, we pass doors to terraces and many crude stone presentation walls.
On one of the terraces, we discover a complex view of overlapping interior and exterior volumes.
The ground floor garage pulls up along with the pool and barbecue, separated by a thick stone wall.
Eleven courtyards create voids across the volume of the house that separate the nine solid interior modules.
The monolithic concrete structure of the building gives the home an introverted character.
The concrete skin that surrounds both inner and outer courtyards ensures ultimate privacy from even the nearest neighbors.
Once the homeowners and their visitors make it past the secretive concrete armor that contains the home, focus is largely pushed to the courtyards inside.
The wide path that rises into the center of the house is an experience in itself, where glimpses of the landscape compete with bold architectural features.
A flower bed filled with delicate white flowers seems playfully contradicting the weight, solidity and linearity of the neighboring architecture.
At night, the brutalist house design is revived by a light that explodes from massive windows and open courtyards.
While the concrete entrance looks tough and presumptuous, it is actually a gently sloping gradient that serves as a non-discriminatory access ramp for all physical abilities.
The winding path draws a welcoming meander to the upper floor where the main residence is located.
On the slope, a look into the social spaces of the home is allowed through wide windows.
Raised planters bring a touch of the green landscape to the top of the elegant concrete access ramp.
The same stone and concrete finishes form a coherent material palette both outside and inside the home, with wooden elements added inside to smooth and heat the living spaces and bedrooms.
The ascending path rises to the top in the form of a question mark. Shrubs grow around the sides, mitigating the impact of its concrete finish.
Whether looking at the inner courtyards of this introverted house, or looking at the neighboring forest, the views are magnificent.
Bird’s eye view of the property and plot.
The courtyards are perceived as just another part of the house to be frequented and enjoyed as well as the other rooms.
Uplights bring a whole new character to the outdoor spaces at night, as they highlight the textured look of the cast concrete and the imposing steep stone walls. Shrubs make dramatic shadows.
The prolific use of wood in the interior makes a smooth change of the external image of the home.
The widget evokes a seemingly endless arrangement of near and far views.
Elegant outdoor furniture ties in with black steel elements embedded around the architecture and borrows wooden accents from the interior.
Concrete slices hang like huge Tetris shapes against the clear blue sky, resting on a green bed.
The driveway reaches all the way to the driveway.
The property is located just a few meters back into the plot.
Overlapping concrete slabs create a unique entry point.
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