The plot of this single-family dwelling lies in a peculiar position in the urban fabric and has an irregular shape – as it narrows at its geometric centre. In such instances, a conventional architectural organisation would result in a dwelling with a limited garden – both in terms of its size and in its relationship to the house. Conversely to this typical approach, the proposal articulates the house as a series of 4 independent yet interrelated volumes, which adhere – with alternating emphasis – to the plot’s two dominant geometric traces.
In this way, the extent of the dwelling’s main open spaces – which consist of gardens on both levels, as well as a sizable covered-terrace at ground floor – is maximised, in conjunction to the intensification of the interrelation between interior and exterior spaces. Finally, by reversing the conventional architectural grounding – as the ground floor volumes are structured as permeable frames upon which two solid and heavy volumes rest (rather than lightening up as the building rises from the ground) – the dwelling achieves an interpenetration and coordination of its projected voids.
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