Martin Gomez Arquitectos

Big Fish House

Big Fish House
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Big Fish House

Martin Gomez Arquitectos

LANDSCAPING
Estudio Amalia Robredo

MANUFACTURERS
Hansgrohe, Bia, Bosch, Landarte, Laviere, Luissi, Montecuir, Mr Parquet, Oblak, Portobello, Studio Luce

THERMOMECHANICAL
Asuan

CONSTRUCTION
Grupo PLA Constructora

LIGHTNING
Lucia Urioste

PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Gomez, Lorena Errico

DOCUMENTATION AND RENDERS
Enzo Frugone

ENGINEERING
Ingenieria Civil Nicolás Méndez Díaz & Asoc.

PROGRAM
Single family Home

AREA
4844 ft²

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Faro De José Ignacio, Uruguay

CATEGORY
Houses

Arriving at José Ignacio you will find El Secreto, a strip of irregular land formed by the proximity to the dunes and the sea.

Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Preserving these wild surroundings was the main objective while projecting, thus the house is raised to save the sea views and make the least possible impact to preserve the natural existing condition.

The ground plan rests on pillars, detached from the ground, where a space for garages and services is formed, invaded by the local wild vegetation and an upper floor flying over it.

Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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The volumetry of the house is perceived in a pure form, with an extraction operation that results in a large inner courtyard which forms a floor plan as a circuit alternating bedrooms and semi-private courtyards.

The courtyards also add interior facades increasing the entry of light of the house and strengthening the connection between interiors and the exteriors.

Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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The inhabitants of the house can see each other in the circulatory space even if they are on opposite sides of the house.

The social spaces of the house, dining room, living room, kitchen and barbecue, are aligned and connected to each other and the deck that runs through them reinforces this connection and the premise of our studio:

an outdoor life in dialogue with nature.

Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
© Daniela Mac Adden
Big Fish House
© Daniela Mac Adden
Big Fish House
© Daniela Mac Adden
Big Fish House
© Daniela Mac Adden
Big Fish House
© Daniela Mac Adden
Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Big Fish House
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Martin Gomez Arquitectos
T +54 11 4771 5126
Martin Gomez Arquitectos
Uriarte 1011, Villa Crespo, Argentina