Minimum sustainable shelter. Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos
19/12/2022.
[Mayu Sumaj - Córdoba] Argentina
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Casita en el Río is a single-family home designed by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos in Mayu Sumaj, Córdoba, Argentina. The area is popular especially in summer because of the presence of the San Antonio River, whose beaches are very crowded. It is also an attraction during the rest of the year thanks to the construction of houses by people who want to enjoy a natural, peaceful and healthy environment.
The house is situated on the lower part of a steeply sloping plot. The presence of a stream, a tributary of the main river in the area, separates the plot from the street, creating a cool, damp environment conducive to the growth of native vegetation. This situation directly relates the little house to the nearby landscape, consolidating the idea of refuge.
The house is situated on the lower part of a steeply sloping plot. The presence of a stream, a tributary of the main river in the area, separates the plot from the street, creating a cool, damp environment conducive to the growth of native vegetation. This situation directly relates the little house to the nearby landscape, consolidating the idea of refuge.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Sketch. Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos.
Sketch. Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos.
Site plan. Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos.
Site plan. Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos.
Ground floor plan. Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos.
Roof floor plan. Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos.
Transversal section. Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos.
Transversal section. Diagram. Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos.
Transversal section. Diagram. Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos.
Longitudinal section. Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos.
South facade. Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos.
East facade. Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos.
Construction detail. Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos.
Axonometric. Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos.
The project by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos is conceived as a minimum sustainable dwelling for two people of 80 m² distributed over a single floor. The surface area is divided into two: the house itself, which consists of a rest area and a social area divided by a core of services, the outdoor gallery that serves both as an extension and connection of the interior spaces and as an element of relationship with the environment.
The house is resolved in a suspended, sober and dark volume that seeks to camouflage itself among the trees, marking the vertical rhythm of the façade in accordance with the forest.
The use of lightweight solutions in both structure and enclosures allows the house to be built quickly, and the availability of being dismantled or modified without the loss of material, reducing the environmental impact.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
The house is resolved in a suspended, sober and dark volume that seeks to camouflage itself among the trees, marking the vertical rhythm of the façade in accordance with the forest.
The use of lightweight solutions in both structure and enclosures allows the house to be built quickly, and the availability of being dismantled or modified without the loss of material, reducing the environmental impact.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Description of project by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos
“a reflection on our landscapes and a return to the essence of childhood to inhabit, play and explore, the refuge, the tree house, summer, the metaphorical value of the created territory, the awareness of the lived place, the passage of time, inside the forest and next to the river"
The landscape is what is present in nature and goes beyond the visual or perceptual if we understand it as a system of resources and interactions that allow it to be, giving it value is being able to dialogue with it without damaging its essence. Architecture is when you know how to read that system and join it, if you are environmentally conscious, as one more element that makes the most of resources without damaging them, where, every day, every hour, every season, every morning, you can live a different experience. , enjoy the passage of time and build your own atmosphere with identity next to that place.
Environmental human situation
Mayu Sumaj is a mountain town that borders the San Antonio river, whose small beaches are very crowded in the summer, during the rest of the year every time people build their homes there to enjoy the quiet environment, take care of HEALTH and natural outside the noise of the city.
The plot has a steep slope, with a stream that goes towards the river that separates the street from, generating a cool and humid environment, which favors the growth of native trees and implanted in height.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Implementation of sustainable decisions
The house is located in the lower part of the lot, when crossing the stream, in an available clearing between the trees, the shelter is chosen, and the proximity to the street, facilitating maintenance and reducing infrastructure costs, optimizing resources. At the same time, it enables a more direct and daily relationship with the nearby landscape of the forest and the stream, consolidating the idea of refuge and protection throughout the year.
The house has a horizontal development, parallel to the street and above the natural terrain by means of a tensile steel structure, which increases the sensation of flight and lightness, in turn, this decision allows the flow of air and water below the house and a complete reading of the natural slopes, as well as achieving that direct relationship of house + tree by remaining in a direct visual relationship with the foliage.
Typology
The minimum sustainable house, on one floor, for 2 people, has a covered 50m2 and a 30m3 gallery for an adult woman with a 3-year-old daughter. The access occurs laterally from the north façade that allows viewing and integrating the rear and upper part of the lot, the entire lot, the typology is presented as a house with a unique atmosphere, only a service core divides the social area from the rest area and in relation to the large gallery that functions as an expansion and integration of the interior and exterior space and climatic protection towards the northeast.
The access occurs laterally from the north façade that allows viewing and integrating the rear and upper part of the lot.
Bioclimatic strategies
The house is presented as a suspended, sober, dark box, with similar openings that set a vertical rhythm and choose different cuts from the forest. They are controlled in size and protected by the northeast gallery; to the west, small openings produce cross ventilation. Small grids in the floor introduce cold and natural air from the vegetation layer.
Little House on the River by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos. Photograph by Andrés Domínguez.
Ecological footprint technology and life cycle
The steel structure is present in the language and together with all the dry assembly technology, it allowed a quick execution, reducing the environmental impact. In the future, this structure will allow it to be dismantled, it will also allow the expansion of the house or its modification without a excessive material and energy loss.
The exterior cladding is resolved with a double layer of fiber cement plates, with SIDING similar to fiber wood placed vertically, painted with a water-based impregnant, which imitates the dark color of the rocks and the trunks of the mountain forest.
The interior lining of both walls, ceilings and floors is resolved with elliotis pine tongue implanted for construction in the south of the Province of Córdoba. A pine worked with linseed oil for easy maintenance in a natural way. The wood used in the interior seeks to provide environmental quality of the interior space, since wood is 100% biodegradable, it completes its life cycle, without harming the environment.
The roof is a single roof made of ventilated sheet metal, with a ceiling with double waterproof insulation and water lines that allow evaporation to escape. The thermal insulation used in this case was washed sheep's wool. The one in the technical room is underground so as not to impact visually.
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Architects
Design team
Giovanna Rimoldi, Kevin Dopslaff, Celina Barioglio.
Collaborators
Structural consulting engineer.- Ing. Andrés Mole.
Client
Denise.
Area
Constructed area.- 80 m².
Dates
Construction completion year.- 2022.
Location
Mayu Sumaj, Córdoba, Argentina.
Photography
Photography.- Andrés Domínguez.
Video.- Pablo Emanuel Senmartin.
Video.- Pablo Emanuel Senmartin.
Pablo Senmartin. Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos
Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos is an architectural firm based in Cordoba, Argentina founded by Pablo Senmartin. This studio develops many individual and social housing projects. They have been awarded several prizes by the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Cordoba.
Pablo Senmartin is a graduate architect and associate professor at the Faculty of Architecture in Urbanism and Design of the National University of Cordoba. He has ten years of experience in the residential and hospitality sector.
Pablo Senmartin is a graduate architect and associate professor at the Faculty of Architecture in Urbanism and Design of the National University of Cordoba. He has ten years of experience in the residential and hospitality sector.
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