Industrial Casa Kuvasz Connected To Outdoors

This industrial home was built with respect to the natural landscape around and connected to it

This industrial home was built with respect to the natural landscape around and connected to it.

It was the topography of the secluded plot, settled within a luscious manmade forest on the sloping dunes of Cariló, a coastal town south of Buenos Aires, which guided the design of Casa Kuvasz. On visiting the location for the first time, Ariel Galera, principal at Estudio Galera Arquitectura, agreed with the owners that the house should respect and accentuate the natural landscape.

By lifting the cool mass of the house off the ground with slim concrete ribs, echoing the surrounding vertical tree trunks and reducing the impact of the build, Galera opened up the main living area to natural light and the leafy landscape with an open facade of terrace space and glazing. A concrete corridor, wrapping around and inclining up the sloping dune to the house, connects the floating form to the forest terrain. The perforated circles on the concrete were designed to glimpse at the landscape at specific points, at the time that provides soft and changing lighting throughout the day.

Continuing to play with framing, light and shadow, the architects extended the roof slab out over the terraces as an overhanging concrete pergola, while the lower concrete beam overhangs to form a bench and open up a gap exposing the land below.

The interiors were design in industrial meets modern style, and I totally love the contrast between the natural landscape and the industrial interiors, which are tied so closely. The designer widely used wood, concrete and metal for décor. Every space has magnificent views of outdoors and of course there are some outdoors spaces that allow enjoying the views at their best.

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Everything was done to get the best views of the landscape in each spot of the house, so it was a bit raised above the ground.

Everything was done to get the best views of the landscape in each spot of the house, so it was a bit raised above the ground.

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There are perforations in some parts of the house to catch the plays of light and shadows.

There are perforations in some parts of the house to catch the plays of light and shadows.

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This way the house looks at night with all the lights on.

This way the house looks at night with all the lights on.

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The interiors are industrial and modern, with a wide use of concrete, stone, wood and metal.

The interiors are industrial and modern, with a wide use of concrete, stone, wood and metal.

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I love how contrasting are the looks of inside and outside, industrial spaces and a natural forest landscape.

I love how contrasting are the looks of inside and outside, industrial spaces and a natural forest landscape.

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There's an outdoor terrace with a dining space as there's nothing better than eating outdoors.

There's an outdoor terrace with a dining space as there's nothing better than eating outdoors.

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The living room features black leather furniture, a large light wood storage unit and amazing pendant lights.

The living room features black leather furniture, a large light wood storage unit and amazing pendant lights.

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There's also a swimming pool with a deck outdoors.

There's also a swimming pool with a deck outdoors.

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