Zapiola House

Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik

ZAPIOLA HOUSE

Estudio Florida

ARCHITECTS
Estudio Florida

LEAD ARCHITECT
Sofía Calvaresi, Agustina Servide

COLLABORATORS
Gure Echea Construcciones, Zonda Muebles

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Acuarela, Itati Marmolería, Nomen

PHOTOGRAPHS
Fernando Schapochnik

AREA
170 m²

YEAR
2020

LOCATION
Núñez, Argentina

CATEGORY
Houses, Extension

Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik

Casa Zapiola is a project located in Buenos Aires that begins with the request to build a new floor above an existing house and the consequent reorganization of the rooms in the original building.

Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik
Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik

The ground floor is freed from the existing walls in order to create a single open space where the kitchen, the dining, and the living room area, facing the inner patio.

The upper floor locates the bedrooms and, above them, a large rooftop is designed.

The challenge in this project was how to assemble the original building and the new expansion. The premise was not to replicate the existing construction but to find a new language that brings both parts to balance.

Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik
Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik
Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik

In this search, the original bricks from the facade and the patio were restored and new materials were added such as ceramic tiles, granite tiles, and a perforated metal facade that extends over all the floors of the house.

This mesh, besides allowing the natural ventilation of the bedrooms, brings privacy, and provides an atypical view from the rooms to the city.

This mesh, besides allowing the natural ventilation of the bedrooms, brings privacy, and provides an atypical view from the rooms to the city.

Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik
Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik
Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik
Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik


Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik
Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik
Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik
Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik
Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik
Zapiola House
© Fernando Schapochnik


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