Dilute the boundaries to be permeable to the environment. ATO House by iR arquitectura
03/05/2024.
[Buenos Aires] Argentina
metalocus, CRISTINA RODRÍGUEZ
metalocus, CRISTINA RODRÍGUEZ
ATO House, designed by iR Arquitectura, is located in front of the Bajo de San Isidro Ecological Reserve, a protected green space located on the coast of the Río de la Plata, in the district of San Isidro, in the northeast of the province of Buenos Aires, central-eastern Argentina.
This land had existing conditions, such as the ancient trees that surround it or the fact that it is one of the few places where the reserve's turtles cross the road to lay their eggs, which allowed the creation of a project integrated with the surrounding ecosystem.
This land had existing conditions, such as the ancient trees that surround it or the fact that it is one of the few places where the reserve's turtles cross the road to lay their eggs, which allowed the creation of a project integrated with the surrounding ecosystem.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
Site plan. ATO House by iR arquitectura.
Ground floor. ATO House by iR arquitectura.
First floor. ATO House by iR arquitectura.
Roof floor plan. ATO House by iR arquitectura.
Garden floor plan. ATO House by iR arquitectura.
Section. ATO House by iR arquitectura.
Axonometry. ATO House by iR arquitectura.
The housing designed by iR architecture seeks to improve the interaction between the human habitat and biological agents. To do this, the house is divided into substrates that refer to both the client's uses and those of the natural context. The first substrate, the ground floor, frees up a large part of its surface to preserve the existing land and offer semi-covered spaces. The second substrate, the upper floor, at the height of the treetops, houses the domestic functions, and, finally, native vegetation is planted on the garden roof.
The structure has three concrete walls that support the first-floor slab which hangs the metal structure that forms the ground floor slab supported by three beams. These three walls also order and organize the space on the upper floor, with a sanitary core, a vertical circulation void, and two deeper spaces on the sides parallel to the street. The volume is separated by one meter from the perimeter, becoming independent from its neighbors and allowing continuous air circulation, and its glass facades with robotic blinds allow controlling the light that enters.
The structure has three concrete walls that support the first-floor slab which hangs the metal structure that forms the ground floor slab supported by three beams. These three walls also order and organize the space on the upper floor, with a sanitary core, a vertical circulation void, and two deeper spaces on the sides parallel to the street. The volume is separated by one meter from the perimeter, becoming independent from its neighbors and allowing continuous air circulation, and its glass facades with robotic blinds allow controlling the light that enters.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
Project description by iR Arquitectura
The land, located in front of the Bajo de San Isidro Ecological Reserve, presents unique pre-existing conditions. A swimming pool, product of being a subdivided portion of a larger lot, a number of old trees, including an olive tree, and the fact that it is one of the few places where the turtles that inhabit the reserve cross the road to spawn periodically. These factors, added to the lush presence of the reserve itself, provided the opportunity to formulate a project integrated with the surrounding ecosystem in multiple dimensions.
The ATO house was designed in order to enhance the interaction between the human habitat and the various biological agents, articulating a kind of mutualism. It is organized by cut substrates, which interpret both the client's use requirements and those of the natural context. The first substrate, at ground level, releases the largest possible proportion of it to conserve the exchanges of the land and offers semi-covered spaces closely related to the vegetation and the pool. The second substrate places the domestic functions at the height of the treetops, seeking to improve views and air currents. Lastly, the fully landscaped roof supports autochthonous vegetation and edible species that promote biological exchange powered by birds and insects that transport seeds, extending the limits of the reserve.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
The structure was made up of three concrete walls that support the slab on the first floor. Above it, three inverted beams have front and back corbels from which hangs the metal structure that forms the slab on the ground floor. The three partitions, in turn, order the space forming four defined use areas on all floors. A sanitary core, a vertical circulatory void and two deeper hemispheres on the sides parallel to the street. The built volume is removed from the lateral limits of the land one meter, becoming independent from its neighbors and allowing continuous air circulation. On each floor, the sanitary support is adapted to the requirement of use of the functional substrate to which it corresponds, however its layout to the intramural of the concrete partitions was built with light materials to allow its reconfiguration if required.
The other variable that defines the functional spectrum of each floor is the envelope planes. On the ground, a floor, a ceiling (undefined enough) and the absence of columns on the perimeter dilute the limits and offer a minimal difference in comfort compared to the rest of the substrate. The first floor repeats the strategy in its horizontal planes, but has vertical enclosures that are adapted to the sunlight and visual orientation of each face. Finally, the roof speculates with the sky and the surrounding vegetation as a form of envelope to enhance the visual relationships above the treetops.
ATO House by iR arquitectura. Photograph by Federico Cairoli.
The thermodynamic efficiency of the house is determined by a series of passive solutions, added to a high degree of technology in the use of renewable resources. The front enclosure is made up of high-performance carpentry, flowerbeds and robotic blinds organized in a thickness that offers multiple variables to achieve efficient environmental mediation; a geothermal system allows taking advantage of the average temperature of the groundwater to heat the different environments both in summer and winter; and a battery of photovoltaic collectors reduce electricity consumption from the network. All these systems, plus lighting, security devices and irrigation are centralized by home automation to enhance performance and degrees of comfort.
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Architects
Project team
Luciano Intile, Enrico Cavaglià, Fermin Indavere, Esteban Basili, Guillermo Mirochnic, Federica Cascino, Demian Miguel Rached, María Jose Cristofakis.
Dates
2020.
Location
San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Estudio IR arquitectura
IR arquitectura is a collective construction started in 2008. Composed of architects, designers, and enthusiasts trained in different academic and disciplinary areas. It works as an open, malleable, and symbiotic system; Its multidisciplinary nature allows it to address comprehensive work management at different scales and perspectives.
IR arquitectura uses models in crisis as a driving force, focusing on social, environmental, and economic problems to offer strategies, urban, architectural, and object models pregnant with greater records of energy efficiency in all its dimensions.
The work of IR arquitectura has been awarded in national and international competitions, and highlighted in various printed and digital publications, it has been exhibited at the MARQ (Buenos Aires Museum of Architecture), at the CMD (Metropolitan Design Center), they have given conferences in various areas, among which the AE Meetings - New Ibero-American Generations in 2012, the TEDx Río Limay call in 2013, the PA&S - UFLO Comahue 2015 congress, the CREA7 congress - Rosario 2015, the CLA TIL 2016 congress at the University of Morón, TRImarchi 17 and was selected for the international architecture biennials BIAAR, BA15, BA17, XBIAU, and BAL2019.
IR arquitectura uses models in crisis as a driving force, focusing on social, environmental, and economic problems to offer strategies, urban, architectural, and object models pregnant with greater records of energy efficiency in all its dimensions.
The work of IR arquitectura has been awarded in national and international competitions, and highlighted in various printed and digital publications, it has been exhibited at the MARQ (Buenos Aires Museum of Architecture), at the CMD (Metropolitan Design Center), they have given conferences in various areas, among which the AE Meetings - New Ibero-American Generations in 2012, the TEDx Río Limay call in 2013, the PA&S - UFLO Comahue 2015 congress, the CREA7 congress - Rosario 2015, the CLA TIL 2016 congress at the University of Morón, TRImarchi 17 and was selected for the international architecture biennials BIAAR, BA15, BA17, XBIAU, and BAL2019.
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