Longhi Architects

Beach House Q

Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi

BEACH HOUSE Q

Longhi Architects / Luis Longhi

PHOTOGRAPHS
Juan Solano Ojasi

AREA
404.0 m2

YEAR
2010

LOCATION
Lima, Peru

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

Infinite rolling dunes from the desert to the East and rocky Pacific Ocean cliffs used by fishermen to the West converge on the site of Casa Q, creating a unique natural environment.

Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi
Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi

Casa Q is the first residence built in one of the areas not yet occupied at the Beach Club Misterio, located 117 kilometers south of Lima, Peru.

Challenging the stillness of the surroundings, Casa Q materializes the dreams of a young couple in a “floating volume” which embodies the spaces for a future family.

Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi
Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi
Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi

The volume is supported by circular columns placed by intuition, as a dance, instead of forcibly in a grid.

The dancing columns are accompanied by sliding glass panels that define the common area of the house; the living-dining and terrace are integrated or separated by the option to open or close the glass panels depending on social and weather conditions.

Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi
Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi

The rest of the house - guest rooms, kitchen and services - are tastefully secluded at the back of the sloped site thus providing visual contrast with a volume of water in the front which has been unearthed for the enjoyment of swimming. Each view in the house connects to the infinite of the horizon.


Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi
Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi
Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi


Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi
Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi
Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi
Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi
Beach House Q
© Juan Solano Ojasi


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Second Floor Plan
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