Between privacy and transparency. CAFM House by RZERO

Description of project by R-ZERO

The project is located in an urban residential complex, where there are houses and buildings divided only by a street and where the different neighbors are sold without any restraint; it seeks to be a pause in a context of great visual noise.

The couple living in the house share a deep affinity for sensory experiences and possess a vast spatial memory of vivid memories of their multiple journeys. It was this sensory richness that inspired us to make a project that recreates the connection we have with the spaces that are nourished by our personal experiences: the cities we have visited, the colors and shapes that have marked us, the auditory, olfactory and visuals that we treasure. We wanted to materialize in this house the vision of the inhabitants and their relationship with the places that are part of their identity.

The proposal is developed in four solid volumes that possess a stony materiality that contrasts with nature. The central patio-garden -as an abstract piece- is the axis that connects the different spaces. The facade shows a crack that accentuates the division between two of the volumes, creating the sensation that, when crossing through it, one passes from the public to the private sphere, from the exterior to the interior, from the noise to the silence; making said access a threshold towards a personal, transparent and profound space.

Finally, our intention is to search for uniqueness: each space generates a unique connection with the outside world.