patterns: fyf residence

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patterns: fyf residence

'fyf residence' by patterns in rosario, argentina
all images courtesy patterns

los angeles-based architecture practice patterns has sent us images of their recently finished
single-family house in argentina, 'fyf residence'. located in the outskirts of rosario,
a city approximately 300 km north of buenos aires, the single-storey dwelling aims to
challenge the flat homogeneity of the traditional neighborhood it sits adjacent.

elevation

the 200 m2 project was conceived as a monolithic form punctuated by subtle inflections
that establish a complex spatial identity for both the exterior and the interior.
through a number of folds and bends, the cast-on-site reinforced concrete shell forms
the body of the house; perforations in areas of transition serves as openings, resulting in
an internal environment that is well lit, cross-ventilated, and offers oblique views.
the effects of transparency and mass is explored through systematic cuts of both the facade
and roof.

(left) the faceted curve surface from the pool
(right) detail

located within viewing distance from the main communal area, a pliant pool stretches
the body of the house while activating a dynamic sequence of movement and views to
the landscape beyond. the projecting roof near the pool area is broken down into a number
of flat compartments that altogether form the complex curvature of the house's surface.

looking down to the pool

interior - kitchen area

looking out to the pool

(left) the effects of the subtle curving wall
(right) interior corridor defined by the light well

the clients, who are an agricultural engineer and a landscape designer,
had requested that a small greenhouse be integrated into the design.
instead of placing it in a separate and autonomous structure on the site,
the architects situated the green house in a continuous spatial sequence
with the interior social spaces. a small curving lightwell defines the central
corridor of the house while illuminating the interior with natural daylight.

lightwell

exterior view

entrance and garage

plan

roof plan

longitudinal section

longitudinal section

cross sections

elevations

axo

exploded axo of integrated systems
(from bottom to top)
landscape - mounds and shreds demarcating vegetation activity
terrace
interior partitions - activity flow and controlled green systems
concrete shell - framing and window systems
substrate geometry

composite site plan
(1) topographic garden
(2) terrace
(3) vehicular driveway
(4) concrete shell house
(5) pool area

project info:

project type: single-family house
location: rosario, argentina
size: 200 m2

principals in charge: marcelo spina and georgina huljich
project assistants: james vincent, hunter knight, en jang, ben luddy
executive architect (1st phase): estudio +/alejandro beltramone and marcelo ponselini
executive architect (2nd phase): dalabona arquitectos - monia dalabona, pricipal in charge

erica db

11.23.10

Beautiful drawings, but the result looks like a half-melted mobile home. The site suggests the same thing.

joshua 11.23.10

I'm not sure this is good. Did they ever consider what the real world version of this would look like? It seems they did not.

hair_piece 11.23.10

i am sure this is not good, i can't see any nice space in that house...

nein 11.23.10

Awsome drawings, interesting plan, but the window stunt says it all; Formalism must go!

thankyou 11.23.10

nice. Keeping in mind the contemporary design, some things like the windows down the incline makes it look more commercial than residential. 7 out of 10.

Firaaz Jan 11.23.10

The only big problem that I can see is that weird space between the house and the swiming pool where you can kill your self with the metal structure and still not be able to acces it.
At the same time I think the house is good because it's been thought by a creative person. It expresses our present times and not any colonial c--p which represents 90% of what is being built today. I'm talking about people mirroring houses over and over, covering the earth with monotony as a result of the economic pressure against creation and innovation. You guys should criticize that. Some of the previous comments were written by people that don't have a very strong "right brain" and will never understand architecture as art. They just can't see the difference, they look at art and then they look at the price tag in order to see how good is it.
The site probably wasn't chosen by the architect, the budget was for sure pretty low and the result went well for the challenge. To me, the glass is half full.

The house emerges from the site, bending a perfect surface, creating an interesting variation of it.

Jav 11.24.10

What about other big problems such as lack of connection to site or lack of attention to quality of space? You claim that this is good architecture because it is not mindless cookie-cutter housing, yet no one ever claimed that mindless cookie-cutter housing WAS good architecture. Neither is this. If you want to claim this as a piece of art, go ahead, but its focus on formal moves at the expense of sensitivity to site and space make it poor architecture. It meets the site just like your hated cookie-cutter housing and offers cramped spaces that are just as uninviting. Site choice and budget have nothing to do with it- it is about how you resolve the constraints you have been given. This architect simply manipulated some vertices in Maya and plopped it on the site. 1 out of 10.

sam 11.24.10

This is not architecture , just it's formalism.

evmx 11.24.10

I have to agree with Sam.
The impression I get is that it was designed as an "object"
and as such, the formal logic seems to prevail over other concerns such as climate, function, cost or "livability".
The climate there is subtropical: cold in winter, very hot and humid in
the summer yet I don't see any shading devices or transitional spaces that could alleviate and take advantage of these factors.
The architect should live in that house for a whole year and then draw his own conclusions. Maybe it works.

david 11.24.10

An interesting dwelling. We are seeing it as a new construction without any of the landscaping that, given one of the owners is into landscape design, will soften and bring a form of harmony with its location. One thing plans rarely give us, is the compass points for the houses and one has to imagine whether it is north-south or east-west aligned. A compass rose would help. As for shade, there is an abundance of shade built into the design. I was wondering whether the roof space was going to be used. There appears to be no access, yet the construction method and generous "lips" would seem to be something to put to good use d;-)

Jetwax 11.24.10

this is ARCHITECTURE guys !

As Morphosis, Zaha, Diller&Scofidio,
XEFIROTARCH or Tom Wiscombe !

Rem Kool 11.24.10

Green house integrated in the Kitchen? have you ever heard of the special needs of plant groing? They need a different air Humidity and temperature than a human being in their living room...

even the Glazing schould be different (UV-rays)...

Function follows design!

Indeed the basic concept ist nice, but the green house should be separated by a glass wall to the interior..

Greenhouse 11.26.10

It is quite funny how the owners of the house ask for a green space and the architect give them that little square in the middle of nowhere and with none treatment... and even more funny that the wife, the landscape designer accept it!!!

Leé 11.27.10

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