RH House

RH House
© Ivan Ortiz y Santiago Robayo

RH HOUSE

Metric Arquitectos

ARCHITECTS
Metric Arquitectos

PROJECT TEAM
Hernando Gutierrez Bolaños, Jorge D Martínez Martínez

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Felipe Arbeláez Quintero

VOICE AND DATA DESIGN
Horacio Gutierrez

HYDROSANITARY DESIGN
Hector de J Gonzales Aguirre

CONSTRUCTION, BUDGET AND PROGRAMMING
Grupo Metric Arquitectos

ELECTRIC DESIGN
Horacio Gutierrez

MANUFACTURERS
Lafarge Holcim, Arkos, Decorceramicas, Etex Colombia, Sidoc, Skinco

LIGHTING DESIGN
Horacio Gutierrez

STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Fredy Alexander Amaya Reyes

PHOTOGRAPHS
  Ivan Ortiz Y Santiago Robayo

AREA
5381.96 ft2

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Cali, Colombia

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

This single family home is located just on the outsides of Cali Colombia, in a recently occupied area; due to this, it lacks of a clear architectural environment couldn’t allow to make reference of a typological or formal resource exposed in nearby architecture.

RH House
© Ivan Ortiz y Santiago Robayo
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From this fact, and after having acknowledged the program required by the family, it’s decided to propose a house that refers to certain forms and typologies that worked well in the city with architects such as Borrero Zamorano and Giovanelli in the decades of the 50s, 60s and 70s of the last century.

After having made decisions regarding the use and implementation in the property, three basic concepts appear in the overall composition of the architectural project:

- The typology of articulated naves in the shape of an "L"
- The horizontality and the idea of ​​a more compact and robust volume (Floor 2) that rests on planes and structural elements which appear diaphanous (Floor 1).

RH House
© Ivan Ortiz y Santiago Robayo
RH House
© Ivan Ortiz y Santiago Robayo
RH House
© Ivan Ortiz y Santiago Robayo

- The development of the housing program follows patterns and habits of a contemporary family.

Within the first floor, social areas are separated from service areas, articulated by an access lobby located at the intersection of the two naves that make up the house volumetrically.

RH House
© Ivan Ortiz y Santiago Robayo
RH House
© Ivan Ortiz y Santiago Robayo

On the second floor, the access hall becomes a family living room and continues its function as an articulating element, separating the private area of ​​the parents’ bedroom with that of the children’s.

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© Ivan Ortiz y Santiago Robayo
RH House
© Ivan Ortiz y Santiago Robayo


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© Ivan Ortiz y Santiago Robayo
RH House
© Ivan Ortiz y Santiago Robayo


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1st floor plan
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2nd floor plan
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Roof plan


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East Elevation
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West Elevation
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South Elevation
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North Elevation


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Section A-A'
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Section B-B'
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Section C-C'
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Section D-D'


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Location