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Architecture: VS Arquitectos
Project: Alvear 671
Area: 650m²
Location: Martinez, Buenos Aires Province
Completed: 2010
Situated in residential area of Buenos Aires, this building is not an office, and it is not exactly a house either, nor a study. But the Ellipse home/office has something of all that. A wooden and net concrete wall separates the private residence world from the city on the sidewalk. But above the wall, the second floor in the house from the side of the ellipse's more acute edge may be seen, showing an interesting counterpoint between the brilliant and transparent curve of the ellipse and the opaque and smooth plate of the wall.
VS Architects' architects have shaped a stripped-down, multifunctional space for those who dream of working at home. The Ellipse residence, in Buenos Aires (Argentina), is actually a large residential office with a small area dedicated to family living environments.
Quite interesting and unusual, the home office reveals an original design in the form of an ellipse with curved glass walls.
The space is surrounded by vegetation and a small lake that creates the impression that the whole building is floating on it.
With approximately 650m² of area, Ellipse stands out for its rounded volume and transparency. Customers were looking for a functional and aesthetically pleasing space, as a solution the professionals undertook an elaborate “home office”, mixing commercial, residential and multipurpose environments.
On the first floor, there is the company's lobby, a kitchen, bathrooms and two bedrooms. The second has a meeting room, office, bathroom and two other rooms.
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About VS Arquitectos
We believe that the development of a project must incorporate from the beginning all the possible variables that translate into economy of resources, simplicity in design, rationality and ideas and contemporary language. This design process combines the technical, rational and functional response to a specific contextual situation, with that of simple harmony, beauty and personal satisfaction of those who will inhabit it. There are parcels of various scales that we always face with the same level of commitment and depth, in all its instances. Each commission is understood as the opportunity to materialize a good work and also the search for continuity over time, valuing the architecture that is capable of crossing it without becoming obsolete. Most of the time, financial requirements weigh heavily on many decisions. The commitment with our clients is to put all the variables in favor of the project to obtain positive and real results.
Our objective is to propose feasible, contemporary and rational projects. Accuracy is the key to our work process. This requires the exhaustive study of each order from the generating idea, during the technical development and up to the materialization stage, maintaining rigorous control of the entire process of the work. The answer given to these concepts, elaborated with diverse parameters, characterizes the projects making each one different from the other. We are focused on eliminating excess energy consumption for lighting, air conditioning and materialization. We look for ways to avoid exposing architecture to situations that require costly solutions, working from design and applying appropriate technologies. Excellence in design is based on the integration of a work team made up of professionals from different areas who produce a common creative experience.
| Address | Av. Comodoro MartÃn Rivadavia 1717, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Phone | +54 11 4701-7661 | |
| Website | http://www.vsarquitectos.com.ar/ |
Ellipse Home/Office, Buenos Aires, Argentina