GRUPO studio’s house TT is a minimalist concrete volume in argentina

in villa allende, argentina, GRUPO studio completes its house TT with a double purpose. on one hand, the concrete dwelling hosts a weekend and holiday retreat. meanwhile, the client envisions the project as a real estate investment used to temporarily generate rent until it is eventually sold. the house occupies a 1,700 square meter site which neighbors the studio’s casa SI, which was also completed recently. the house is designed as a strip volume nested longitudinally to the terrain.

images by gonzalo viramonte | @gonzaloviramonte

the facade of GRUPO studio‘s house TT is primarily closed off along its west-facing facade. along the front side, the terrain is defined by a beautiful forest of native trees which provides the house with intimacy from street views. the main garden is located on the east side and in the back part of the land there is a third expansion area characterized with a steep slope upwards.

GRUPO studio’s house TT responds to the gabled roof archetype and it is resolved on the outside entirely with exposed concrete — even the roof is coated with prefabricated concrete slabs. in the inside, the house it’s organized in two main areas, on one side the social area towards the front garden, which includes living and dining room with an integrated kitchen, on the other side a private area with two bedrooms towards the back garden. the search of natural light plays a main role in the development of the windows, which is combined with big openings and long slits depending on the orientation and the purpose of each place. crossed ventilation is also present in every room.

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project info:

project title: casa TT