E9 House

E9 House
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E9 HOUSE

Estudio Arraigo

ARCHITECTS
Estudio Arraigo

LOCATION
La Plata, Argentina

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
120 m²

YEAR
2018

LEAD ARCHITECT
Martin Piombo, Ramiro Piombo

COLLABORATORS
Pablo Dixon, Milagros Rabassa

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Chaos Group, Sherwin-Williams, ACINDAR, Aluar, Cacique, Ilva, Isocret, La española, Loma Negra, Mar del plata

ENGINEERING
Fabricio Barco

CONSULTS
Alejandro Lo Grasso

Text description provided by architect.

The lot for which we received the commission is located on a regular block within the urban area of the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

E9 House
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E9 House
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E9 House
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The project required a functional overhaul of an old house on a 10m wide by 13m deep lot.

The existing construction which we started with had a ground floor layout.

Once the survey was done and with the process already in the project stage, we opted to keep the original facade as it was, as a record of the beginning of the history of a city of low houses. The private area of the house was added above it.

E9 House
© Luis Barandiarán
E9 House
© Luis Barandiarán
E9 House
© Luis Barandiarán

The strategy chosen for the proposal revolves around the location of two internal courtyards, one for expansion and the other for air and light, which allowed us to generate a comfortable spatiality.

The goal of having the entire house naturally illuminated was achieved, despite it being contained between dividing walls.

E9 House
© Luis Barandiarán
E9 House
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The program included a commercial space in addition to housing. For this reason, the commercial space was arranged at the front of the lot with a direct exit to the street, in order to not interrupt the operation of the house.

Regarding materiality, the old carpentry was replaced with new aluminium elements. Using a language that combines a metallic structure and the common exposed brick, reminiscing the role of the latter in the development of the city.

E9 House
© Luis Barandiarán


E9 House
© Luis Barandiarán
E9 House
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E9 House
© Luis Barandiarán


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Ground Floor
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Top Floor


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Section A-A
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Section B-B


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Street View 9