Cachalotes Residence By Oscar Gonzalez Moix

Lima, Peru-primarily based architect Oscar Gonzalez Moix has developed the Cachalotes House.

Completed in 2010, this 6,350 square foot contemporary home in La Molina, Peru, was designed to be wheelchair available with out compromising on kind or perform.

Cachalotes Residence by Oscar Gonzalez Moix:

“The Venture is situated in an existing condominium in La Planicie, overlooking the Golf. Importantly, 1 of the loved ones members is disabled, so the project must not have any barriers and integrate the lives of other individuals, without altering the aesthetics and perform. All in equal situations. The task is articulated by way of a 1.50 axle wide circulation, containing all functions in two volumes. The very first volume, a strip operating the length of the area, adding a second volume containing double height social place and growth of the terrace. The concept of the home was hunting for a functional integration, structural and formal, with a basic modulation responding to the prepare. The proposed components synthesized warmth and formal language of the project, creating a comfy home.

The brief for this undertaking, but had to meet the demands of the life of a common loved ones members, we had to spend consideration to every single and every single single detail and operation, to be utilised by a disabled person, acquiring a standard existence with no getting barriers.

Following intense searches of land suitable to produce the task, we identified an area of ​​almost 663 m2. The land with a frontage of 18.40 m and bottom 36. m, had the peculiarity that its left side and adjacent to golf, with a privileged see , so that was lead to satisfactory to take this as a trigger condition for our Party . The guidelines enable us to create on opposite side and the bottom, leaving a golf retreats and principal entrance. With all these powerful data intensions begin the procedure of projective and seek a viable notion.

The venture will in probate spatial coupling functions housed on two floors and are organized on a tour by implies of the circulation axis, separating the most personal spots of the house with double height social area. Enabling also communicate the outside and inside, on this axis, marking on the principal facade, as a crack, which divides the two principal volumes, personal and social. The volumes are clear and simple, consists of and expresses the architectural gestures functions with pure lines, stripped of ornament and respecting the parameters of contemporary and functional style. These boxes harboring function practical , completely open by means of big windows reaching transparency and permeability of see , lighting and ventilation to all principal rooms of the residence , taking the see of the golf, simulating an infinite garden .”

Pictures by: Juan Solano Ojasi