Rifa House Gen.‘11

RIFA HOUSE GEN.‘11

María Inés García + Maximiliano García

Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Marcos Guiponi
Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Marcos Guiponi

AUTHOR ARCHITECTS
María Inés García, Maximiliano García

PHOTOGRAPHS
Marcos Guiponi, Elías Martínez Ojeda

 YEAR
2018

MANUFACTURERS
Hansgrohe, Deca, Hierromat, Monolíticos Martinovic, Tecnojet

CATEGORY
Houses

LOCATION
Montevideo, Uruguay

CATEGORY
Houses

Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Marcos Guiponi

Text description provided by architect.

The neighborhood is characterized by the presence of constructions that consolidate the morphology in the frontal limits of the properties.

At the same time, the bases of the contest contemplated two possibilities that come of from the regulations: the first was to use the setback area as it is and the second was to build in the whole area with agreement (not to exceed the heights of the adjacent constructions).

Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Elías Martínez Ojeda
Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Marcos Guiponi

Based on these two alternatives, the first project decision is to conserve the predominant morphology so the second option is chosen.

The implantation responds in the first instance to these guidelines. At the same time, the housing program is divided into two volumes whose activities could be distinguished as social and intimate respectively.

Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Elías Martínez Ojeda
Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Marcos Guiponi

These volumes are stacked one on top of the other to release the ground and create expansions to the outside that counteract the limited projections to the sidewalk.

The social area is the one that touch the ground and also is separated from the edge of the property to avoid the restrictions that the ochava (chamfer limit) could impose to the interior space organization.

Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Elías Martínez Ojeda
Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Elías Martínez Ojeda

Additionally, the corten steel shell appears to generate the boundary with the public space along the entire perimeter.

The disposition of the ground floor allows to concentrate the service areas below the other volume encouraging to conceive the rest of the property as a single exterior space that is crossed by the living-dining area.

Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Elías Martínez Ojeda
Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Elías Martínez Ojeda

A good orientation of the intimate area volume is considered a priority, therefore the bedrooms are projected to the northeast to get a favorable sunlight.

The outer areas roofed below this volume are used for the for the main access, the garage and the secondary access.

Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Elías Martínez Ojeda


Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Marcos Guiponi
Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Elías Martínez Ojeda
Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Elías Martínez Ojeda
Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Elías Martínez Ojeda
Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Marcos Guiponi
Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Marcos Guiponi
Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Marcos Guiponi
Rifa House Gen.‘11
© Marcos Guiponi


Rifa House Gen.‘11
Southwest Facade
Rifa House Gen.‘11
Northwest facade


Rifa House Gen.‘11
Ground Floor
Rifa House Gen.‘11
First floor
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Roof plan
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Roof plan
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Section with detail
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Section AA
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Section BB