Argento Architettura · 2022
Espacio Kaab Casa
- A' Design Award d'Argento 2022 in Architettura
- CLIENT: Di Frenna Arquitectos
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 21,475
- Verification code 4D5B371BDC · Verify this award
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About Espacio Kaab Casa
Espacio Kaab è un'abitazione progettata per una giovane coppia su un terreno in pendenza in riva a un fiume a Nogueras, Colima, Messico. Il progetto unisce un'influenza giapponese alle tradizioni costruttive locali messicane. Pietra, terra e legno sono impiegati insieme ad acciaio e cemento, così che la casa si fonda visivamente con il paesaggio circostante. Per gli spazi esterni sono stati scelti materiali durevoli come pietra, cemento e stucco Chukum, mentre legno e vimini sono stati collocati negli ambienti protetti. La medesima pavimentazione in pietra naturale prosegue all'interno e all'esterno, attenuando il confine tra la casa e il suo contesto.
About the A' Design Award d'Argento
Espacio Kaab Casa ha vinto l'A' Design Award d'Argento, un riconoscimento enormemente prestigioso conferito a design di fascia alta, splendidi e impressionanti. I vincitori d'Argento sono opere tremendamente brillanti ed estremamente creative che illustrano l'eccezionale competenza, il talento e l'acume dei loro designer. Ci si aspetta che Espacio Kaab Casa sia un'opera meravigliosa, una vetrina di eccellenza, notevolmente professionale e profondamente innovativa. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award d'Argento è un'invenzione molto notevole e ammirata che giova ai confini dell'arte, della scienza, del design e della tecnologia e li fa avanzare. Espacio Kaab Casa è una creazione molto invidiata che evoca desideri, porta sentimenti positivi e accende meraviglia e stupore.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Espacio Kaab is a house project for a young couple, where the fundamental requirement was the interaction with the environment and the use of materials visually and conceptually integrated with the natural context, such as stone and earth, giving a modern touch with steel and concrete. The difficult topography of the land gave the opportunity to do a strong and unique character in the area, is a project with a lot of interesting spaces, beautiful views and environments that blend with the nature.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Gross square footage: 4,316 S.F.
- Tags
- rammedearth, concrete, stone, wood, vegetation, landscape
- Production Technology
- For the selection of materials, several criteria were used, one of the most important was that the project should integrate visually with the area, therefore priority was given to materials with a natural tendency, such as wood, stone and earth.
Trying to minimize maintenance and future restorations, we selected the most durable materials for outdoor spaces, such as stone, concrete and "Chukum" stucco, while the more delicate materials such as wood and wicker were placed in protected areas. - Design Challenge
- The land of the project is next to a river surrounded by nature and had a complicated topography, it is immersed in an area of houses and historical buildings such as the Cathedral, the Rangel museum and ecological park.
These characteristics challenges us to design a harmonious and functional project, but also gave us the opportunity to take advantage of the site and develop a project interesting spaces, beautiful views and environments. - Research
- It was decided to keep the design team small, giving very personalized attention to the clients throughout the design process. A design supervisor and a lead designer spent a great deal of time analyzing the owners and their spatial needs.
Multiple visits were made to the site and its surroundings to analyze the cultural and natural context to be rescued, and once a meticulous topographic survey was completed, work continued on the project, visiting the site and talking with the clients on an alternating basis to receive feedback throughout the design process. - Inspiration
- The architectural style to be achieved was a mixture of Japanese style that integrated elements and techniques of Mexican architecture, mainly of the local type, which can be observed in Nogueras and other neighboring towns of our building.
- Project Duration
- The project started in January 2 2020 in Nogueras, Colima, México and finished in December 15, 2021.
- Operation Flow
- The main concept of the build was to accomplish spaces where the boundaries between inside and outside blur: where the ranges and colors of the environment integrate into the shades of the building, and where the inhabitants can walk barefoot across the considered choice of the same natural stone floor without distinguishing whether they’ve come out or into the house and delight in the phenomenology that this materiality awakens in all of their senses.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Di Frenna Arquitectos, 2022.
- Image Credits
- Imagine #1, Imagine #2, Imagine #3, Imagine #4, Imagine #5/ Photographer Lorena Darquea, 2021
