The design enhances the views along three different axes of the park, the sky and the ocean. Where these axes meet /cross is the most important space of the residence, the public areas, situated on the third floor. The concept of the meeting / cross takes over the building where the cross actually becomes one of its facades.

‘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 the entire 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 neighbours’ 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.’

ARCHITECT: Riofrío + Rodrigo Arquitectos, San Isidro, Peru. LOCATION: Playa Las Palmeras Panamericana Sur Km 122.7 Cañete, Lima-Peru. DESCRIPTION: residential. STATUS: completed. AREA: 360 sqm. TEAM LEADER: Roberto Riofrío Navarro, Micaela Rodrigo Graña. PROJECT TEAM: Jose Antonio Chavez, Jaime Alca, Roberto Pain, Edith Zamalloa, Anny Gutierrez. DATE: 2011. No part of this web site may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of Morfae and the copyright owner.