Year of design: 2012 Year of construction: 2013 Location: Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala Design: Paz Arquitectura – Alejandro Paz Structural design: Consultores Estructurales Participants: Mario Roberto Paz, Axel Mendoza, Carolina Ortiz, Daniel Escobar Photography: Andrés Asturias
Situated in a closed condominium around a golf course the concept was to generate a certain geometry combining a main structural body in steel with exposed concrete panels, The cover for the exterior surfaces was poured using Parkles prefabricated wooden panels.
The goal was to emphasize the different levels of the house assigning a specific function for each. Those volumes are joined by an open space with a transparent roof good for the development of the interior gardens and circulation.
The difference in levels was framed by volumes built in concrete in light rectangles with large overhangs to emphasize its lightness.