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Cabin in La Juanita

Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi

CAIN IN LA JUANITA

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ARCHITECTS
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PHOTOGRAPHS
Aldo Lanzi

LOCATION
José Ignacio, Uruguay

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Luciano Andrades, Matías Carballal, Andrés Gobba, Mauricio López, Silvio Machado

CONSTRUCTION
iHouse

DESIGN TEAM
Pablo Courreges, Martina Pedreira, Diego Morera, Emiliano Lago, Fabián Sarubbi, Sebastián Lambert, Emilia Dehl, Alejandro Cuadro, Victoria Muniz, Flavio Faggion, Diamela Meyer, Sandra Rodríguez, Agustín Dieste, João Bernardi, Helena Utzig, Lucas Marques, Débora Boniatti, Juliana Colombo, Amanda Cappelatti, Pedro Reichelt, Lilian Wang.

MANUFACTURERS
Estudio Diario, MadForModern

CATEGORY
Cabins & Lodges, Houses

YEAR
2020

Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi

A black box device recording chronicles of private life and playing hide and seek amidst the woods.

Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi

A prefab cabin gently camouflages itself into the wooden landscapes of La Juanita, a seaside community in the eastern shores of Uruguay. A seasonal retreat, intimate and comfortable, comprised of twin boxed modules mirrored in their geometry.

Materially hiding in plain sight but, at the same time, bringing the feeling of the landscape to its inner surfaces.

Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi

Assembled in a factory in Montevideo and transported ready for use to its resting place on a clearing in the woods.

One module for privacy and one for social life, generously opening themselves to the outside and inviting the surroundings into its spaces.

Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi

Interacting only through a self-effacing transparent connection, built on site, serving as both an access medium and a small glimpse into the inner goings of domesticity.


Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi
Cabin in La Juanita
© Aldo Lanzi


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T +598 2 6240530
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Montevideo, Uruguay