A screen made of weathered steel sheets shades the facade of a house in Córdoba, Argentina, extended over the past fifteen years by Argentinian architect Christian Schlatter.
Originally started in 2008, the final phase of Casa MC, an infill residence of 230 square meters (2,476 square feet), was completed in 2023.
Architect Christian Schlatter designed the house to show the exchange between the interior and the public square directly in front of the house where the clients’ children play.
The main challenge for the design was to connect the two areas through sight lines without infringing on the privacy of the house or keeping sunlight from illuminating the interior of the small plot.
The ground floor is open to the square through a large floor-to-ceiling window in the living room, which can be adjusted with blinds that regulate light and privacy.
The interior spaces are set at an angle away from the rectilinear surrounding walls, forming the living room, dining room, kitchen and staircase in a trapezoid.
The kitchen and dining room are separated from the main level by a set of wood-framed sliding glass doors. A second set of metal frames with glass doors that open to the backyard.
The main dividing wall divides the property into roughly equal halves: the compact family areas and a garage and an inadequate rear yard with a swimming pool.
Up floating concrete stairs – lit from above by a glass roof – the private areas form a sloping L-shaped level with the master bathroom located at the rear of the property and three smaller rooms lined up along the front facade.
Outside the front facade, weathering steel sheets protect a balcony.
The metallic skin appears to change based on the angle, “screening the incoming light and generating different degrees of illumination at different times of the day and during different seasons,” the team said.
“According to the way the sun illuminates the metal skin, the projected shadows form different plots. During the night the lighting was adjusted so that the metal skin in ‘umbrella mode’ projected the shadows cast on the facade.”
In addition to changing based on perspective, light, shade and season, the screen serves as a form of solar control, reducing energy consumption, which is aided by solar panels.
Inside, white walls and neutral-colored flooring are warmed by kiri wood and oak accents. Wood is used as a ceiling element in the kitchen, furniture and cabinets, as well as a material for the entrance and garage doors on the outside.
The wood accent reappears in the backyard in the form of a large sliding pool cover, offset by the green of the turf-covered lawn.
Other recently completed projects in Córdoba include a glass house perched atop a hill by Malina Zayat and an office building wrapped in metal screens by Santiago Viale and Juan Manuel Juarez.
The photo was taken by Gonzalo Viramonte.
Project credits:
Architect: Arch. Christian Schlatter
Construction: ACS.A.
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