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| About Parada Cantilo Estudio |
| Project | H-Container |
| Architect | Parada Cantilo Estudio |
| Area | 36 sqm (390 sqft) |
| Containers | 1 x 40 ft |
| Bedrooms | 1 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Location | Manuel B. Gonnet, Argentina |
| Photography | Luis Barandiaran |
| Year | 2020 |
Description by architects
Within a family property, we needed to build a minimum dwelling for one of the family members.
On a plot of limited dimensions, a "container" is located with the challenge of being able to transform it into a space that fulfills all the functions required by inhabiting through a series of operations.
The dimensions were determined by the study of the existing artifact, and directly influenced the design, its geometry, horizontal and longitudinal development, creating the pattern of another intervention which was attached to the "container" on both sides by two prisms. One fulfills the services function (extended space for kitchen cabinets and bathroom area), and the other serves as a link between the outer space, giving a sense of continuity to the social part of the cabin (covered deck).
The other areas (living and sleeping) are specified through the service nucleus that articulates the uses of the shipping container home.
Regarding its materiality, the interior space is a warm feeling box defined through a eucalyptus plating on all its sides. Inside it, the white service volume.
The transformation of a given object conceived not for an inhabitable space was a challenge. In that space, we had to hold the life of a person according to their way, trying to achieve spatial continuity throughout its journey and ensuring the interior-exterior relationship as a design strategy.
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About Parada Cantilo Estudio
Parada Cantilo Estudio, based in Argentina, an architecture firm centered around residential architecture. Specialists in real estate and architecture studio, we are ready to continue making what you always dreamed of come true.
| Address | C. Cantilo, B1896 City Bell, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Phone | +54 221 472-0986 |
| https://www.instagram.com/paradacantiloestudio/ | |
| Website | http://www.paradacantilo.com/ |
H-Container Home: 40 ft Shipping Container + Extended Space for Kitchen Cabinets + Covered Deck, Argentina