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Casa en Las Palmeras by Riofrio+Rodrigo Arquitectos

By Eric Meunier

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San Isidro-based studio Riofrio+Rodrigo Arquitectos has designed the Casa en Las Palmeras.

Completed in 2011, this three story contemporary home is located in Las Palmeras Beach, 76 miles south of Lima, Peru.

Casa en Las Palmeras by Riofrio+Rodrigo Arquitectos:

” The design is proposed in a compact stretch of land on the second row, located besides an open park, which allows three floor´s height.

It was chosen a compact and solid party but at the same time harmonic, worked as a big carved block. Consequently, special attention was given to inner space and its visual to the environment. There are three visual axis that relate to different levels and its directionality with exterior spaces. The first axis is horizontal and steered to the park. Perpendicular to it is the second axis which is vertical looking towards the sky and the third one directing the view towards the ocean. These three axis merge in a single space that integrates not only the most important visuals but the social and intimate areas.

In this atmosphere, integration of conceptual visuals is achieved, as well as the functional integration of all areas through a spiral staircase bonding the second and third floor. Leaving the first floor to parking and services areas. Light enters through visual frames covering all the house. Despite the house is compact, this effect gives the sensation of lightness and amplitude. The rest of the building closes to the environment giving it more privacy and avoiding neighbors’ registry. The interior-exterior relation is emphasized through these visual frames.

We chose to leave the social areas in the third floor, to take advantage of the ocean view over the first row terraces. In the first floor we identified areas which required a lot less illumination such as service and parking areas.”

Photos by: Elsa Ramirez

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About Eric Meunier

Currently the Owner and Chief Executive of HODYO Design, Eric Meunier's expertise in the design industry spreads over 20 years. He was the driving force behind HomeDSGN's early success, founding this website in 2011. Today, he loves to channel his passion for design into remodeling houses and transforming interior spaces with his keen eye for detail and architectural finesse. Learn more about HomeDSGN's Editorial Process.

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