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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Evans House in Mendoza, Argentina by A4ESTUDIO

 
November 8th, 2015 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: A4ESTUDIO

The vineyard landscape with the Andes Mountains is subtle, we must rise over the vegetation line to get the views of the valley and the Andes mountains.

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

  • Architects: A4ESTUDIO
  • Project: Evans House
  • Location: Tunuyán, Mendoza, Argentina
  • Photography: Michael Evans + A4estudio
  • Author Architects: Juan Manuel Filice, Leonardo Codina Architects
  • Project Year: 2010/2014
  • Equipment and interior design: Josefina Nazar, Magdalena Toso
  • Materiality: Corten steel, Concrete, Wood
  • Floor area: 270 m2

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Construction of an artifice

The project is a prism that sits on a basement. The natural landscape of Uco`s Valley, framed by the Andes, gets culturalized with the vineyards plots. It is extensive. It invites us to contemplate, to breathe … to stay …

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Working on such context is a challenge, but  a great responsibility as well. The project resulting from this process should meet the spirit of this natural background, be part of it …

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

The project is designed with the logic of the hollowed trunk. From the inside, the space concentrates the west and east views. The exterior coated in rusty metal dialogues with the cultural landscape of vineyards … while the inside is coated in natural wood.

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

The basement is built with local river stones, their colors dialogue with the mineral and arid natural landscape.
On top of the basement, the house arranges the diurnal areas, placing the viewer in a dominant position, framing views of the landscape.

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

The research focuses on the relation between the project and the landscape where it sits. A process that goes from the dominant landscape and the constructed element in contact with the natural soil, to get shelter and perceive the dominant views.

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © Michael Evans + A4estudio

Image Courtesy © A4ESTUDIO

Image Courtesy © A4ESTUDIO

Image Courtesy © A4ESTUDIO

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Image Courtesy © A4ESTUDIO

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