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OPUS Builds a Home at a Height of 7,000 Feet in El Retiro, Colombia

By Jessica Mejias

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Gozu House is a private home located in El Retiro, Antioquia, Colombia.

The home was designed in 2015 by OPUS.

Gozu House by OPUS (1)

Gozu House by OPUS (2)

Gozu House by OPUS (3)

Gozu House by OPUS (4)

Gozu House by OPUS (5)

Gozu House by OPUS (6)

Gozu House by OPUS (7)

Gozu House by OPUS (8)

Gozu House by OPUS (9)

Gozu House by OPUS (10)

Gozu House by OPUS (11)

Gozu House by OPUS (12)

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Gozu House by OPUS (14)

Gozu House by OPUS:

“Located in a natural environment at 2,200 m (7,218 ft) altitude, pretends to opens, in a sensitive way, to the different surrounding landscapes of the place by proposing diffuse limits between the inside and the outside of the House. The social module is oriented towards the East, and the room’s module is oriented towards the West. They are connected through a central body of access in relation to the external spaces defined between both modules. A succession of folds in the vegetated cover evoke the movements of the mountains that configure the inner spatiality.

Inside, the social area is part of a high roofing common space that allows observing the views of the Valley. A broad winding corridor connected to the central area and the intermediate patios distribute the access to the bedrooms that are open to the forest.

The metal structure is shown with the reddish oxide in contact with the stone and the pinewood as the predominant materials of the House, both inside and outside.

The thermal inertia that provides the green roof joined to the strategies of solar caption through the skylights and the glass cover of the central module allows heating the inside and preserves the thermal comfort due to the variations in the temperature between day and night.”

Gozu House by OPUS (15)
First Level
Gozu House by OPUS (16)
Roof
Gozu House by OPUS (17)
Elevation
Gozu House by OPUS (18)
Section
Gozu House by OPUS (19)
Site Plan
Gozu House by OPUS (20)
Model

Photos by: Isaac Ramirez

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About Jessica Mejias

Jessica is a resident of Madrid, where she often can be found stalking the halls of the Prado Museum, hoping to catch a glimpse of Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights. An Art History graduate, she enjoys admiring art and architecture, reading, and keeping young by playing video games. Learn more about HomeDSGN's Editorial Process.

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