Azaleas Housing Complex

Azaleas Housing Complex
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AZALEAS HOUSING COMPLEX

EstudioLZ

ARCHITECTS
EstudioLZ

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Pablo Lorenzo

ENGINEERING
Marcelo Bonafe

DESIGN TEAM
Pablo Lorenzo, Ana Laura Rivas, Guadalupe Navarro, Florencia Sanchez Bono, Emilia Bonetti, Francisca Rosa, Celeste Miret, Agostina Tavella, Mariano Villafañe

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Blangino, Cerámica Santiago, Deca, Ducasse, Griferias FV, Jhonson, Masisa, Piazza, Procor Group, Trimble, ferrum

CLIENTS
Habitare Srl

PHOTOGRAPHS
Gonzalo Viramonte

AREA
450 m²

YEAR
2020

LOCATION
Villa Allende, Argentina

CATEGORY
Housing

Azaleas Housing Complex

Text description provided by architect.

Azaleas is a housing complex consisting of 7 2-bedroom units and a shared swimming pool. It is located on a 600 sqm plot in the northern central area of ​​the city of Villa Allende.

Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte
Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte

It is an urban environment in constant renovation and mostly residential, with single-family housing prevailing.

The units are 63 sqm each and generated on two floors, on the upper level the private area with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, and on the ground floor the social area, kitchen, dining room, living room, toilette, expansion to the outside, garage for one vehicle and barbecue.

Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte
Azaleas Housing Complex
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Regarding the genesis of the project, the idea is to recover the experience of the typical single-family house of the neighborhood, taking it to a possible scale and recovering the essential archetypes that shape a way of living architecture.

The geometry is articulated according to functional need, generating a dialogue between light and shadow that gives it a dynamic spatial perception according to the time and the season.

Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte
Azaleas Housing Complex
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The spaces are oriented seeking privacy from the other units, trying to gain a lot of natural light and generating intermediate expansions to the outside.

The biggest challenge was to achieve quality in the homes, optimizing the available surface as much as possible.

Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte
Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte

In all our projects we always focus on interpreting the environment and providing a logical and functional response to today's needs, so the resulting architecture reflects the problem-solving exercise.

Regarding the aspect, it was sought to work in a homogeneous language in light tones to achieve spaciousness and a feeling of calm, noble materials such as granite mosaic and brick that express their nature and texture are used for the floors, generating contrast against the white volumes.

Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte
Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte
Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte

Its location is privileged due to its proximity to the city's service infrastructure and shops.

As per our technological resolution, we opted for a mixed structural system consisting of an exterior skin of bearing masonry and a metallic structure for the inner and the glass surface.


Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte
Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte
Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte
Azaleas Housing Complex


Azaleas Housing Complex
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Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte
Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte
Azaleas Housing Complex
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Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte
Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte


Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte
Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte
Azaleas Housing Complex
© Gonzalo Viramonte


Azaleas Housing Complex
General Plan
Azaleas Housing Complex
Ground Floor Plan


Azaleas Housing Complex
Upper Floor Plan
Azaleas Housing Complex
Upper Floor Plan


Azaleas Housing Complex
Ground Floor Plan
Azaleas Housing Complex
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