{"id":8423,"date":"2026-05-20T18:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8423"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:13:53","slug":"ademas-arquitectura-encloses-buenos-aires-house-with-wall-for-introspective-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/ademas-arquitectura-encloses-buenos-aires-house-with-wall-for-introspective-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Adem\u00e1s Arquitectura encloses Buenos Aires house with wall for “introspective approach”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Argentina studio Adem\u00e1s Arquitectura has completed a blocky concrete<\/a> house protected by a rounded privacy wall in a suburban area of Buenos Aires<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Casa Alba II is a 248-square-metre (2,670-square feet) house located in the city’s Ezeiza-Canning neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

The house was given a wall that curves around the corner of the 0.3-acre lot, serving as both a boundary and a space-generating element.<\/p>\n

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Adem\u00e1s Arquitectura has surrounded a house in Argentina with a concrete wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Casa Alba II explores the wall as an architectural device that constructs privacy while redefining the relationship between domestic life and the city,” Adem\u00e1s Arquitectura<\/a> told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“Drawing on the legacy of Luis Barrag\u00e1n, the project adopts an introspective approach, turning inward to create a controlled and atmospheric interior world.”<\/p>\n

“Rather than a secondary element, the wall becomes the central architectural device, organizing views, light and circulation,” the studio continued. “The house unfolds inward, with each space relating back to this perimeter condition.”<\/p>\n

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The house creates privacy and generates an interior courtyard space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The perimeter wall serves to distance the residence from its suburban surroundings, filtering visual and spatial connections and reflecting natural light indirectly onto the interior of the wall into the house through large windows.<\/p>\n

Completed in 2024, the program is arranged in a series of volumes that run diagonally to the street, oriented toward a central intersection and running north to south.<\/p>\n

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The distance from the wall allows for natural light to enter the living spaces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A central axis separates the public and private areas, with three private sleeping areas on the west side of the house.<\/p>\n

The social spaces \u2013 the living, dining and kitchen areas \u2013 are arranged in an open plan on the west side of the axis, connecting to the garage and flowing out to a 41-square metre (44-square metre) semi-covered porch on the north end of the house.<\/p>\n

Built almost entirely out of exposed concrete, the design centres on material continuity and constructive clarity with a reduced palette that allows the spatial and atmospheric qualities to take precedence, the studio explained.<\/p>\n

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A central access serves as the primary entry and divides the house’s programme<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The exterior wall reinforces the building’s monolithic presence, while inside, the same material defines space with minimal intervention,” the team said.<\/p>\n

“Dark flooring and furniture are introduced to contrast with the concrete, intensifying the perception of light, shadow and texture.”<\/p>\n

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The concrete of the wall is reflected in the walls of the structure itself<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition to a spatial device, the wall assists the house with passive cooling, thereby reducing solar exposure, while the mirrored north and south patios allow for ventilation, drawing cool breezes across the rectangular pool on the north side, through the interiors.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the concrete acts as a thermal mass during the cooler months, keeping the house at a stable warm temperature.<\/p>\n