Corallo House

CORALLO HOUSE

PAZ Arquitectura

Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias

ARCHITECTS
PAZ Arquitectura

PHOTOGRAPHS
Andrés Asturias

AREA
747 m²

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Guatemala City, Guatemala

CATEGORY
Houses

Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias

Text description provided by architect.

Located on a dense hillside forest in the Santa Rosalía area of Guatemala City.

Corallo House integrates the existing forest into the layout of the house.

Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias

It merges nature into the architectural intervention.The design process began with the aim to preserve the existing trees.

In order to have the trees interact with the living space.

Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias

The floor plan is free of columns and the changes in level adapt to the existing topography.

Both façades are mostly glass in order to connect the interior to the exterior.

Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias

The main structural component is exposed concrete, which shows the rustic texture of the wood formwork.

Allowing a dialogue between the formal element and the textures of the forest.

Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
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Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias


Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias


Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias
Corallo House
© Andrés Asturias


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Corallo House
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