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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. House of the Acacia in Colombia by David Macias – Arquitectura & UrbanismoApril 23rd, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: David Macias – Arquitectura & Urbanismo Facing the majesty of an old native tree, as a pre-existence on the land to be built, this was the perfect excuse to generate the design of the house. In the middle of the lot and with the natural traces of the passage of time, this natural element was the great actor in the middle of a difficult but important decision, to rescue it and recover its splendor. Decision that led to the architectural design to revolve around it, taking advantage of its virtue as a generator of shadow, helping the home to provide self-regulation and climatic comfort on warm days. The shade, an important aspect for a recreational house in warm weather, was generated by eaves in front, looking for the perfect orientation to minimize the direct impacts of the sun. However, the shadows generated by the same architectural design through its eaves were sufficient for the control of the private areas, reason why and thinking in the best implantation for the house it was decided to isolate the architectural volume towards one of the boundaries, Respecting in a natural way the land adjacent to the tree keeping its roots intact. This decision allowed to generate a center of activity where the main actor becomes the tree and the shadow that it projects, allowing to design a large perimeter terrace, outdoor spaces and recreation that take life under the old native tree.  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo
 Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo The housing, raised in a single level, seeks to avoid any impact to the reserve adjacent to the property, where a native palm is also recovered and integrated to the access of the house. To return the splendor to the old tree, a botanical study of the different pathologies, which understood and treated were not inconvenient at the time of the construction and implantation of the house. The inclusion and recovery of the old tree prevailed and determined the soul of this project, regardless of its state or location on the ground. Architecturally the house has multiple terraces that as a typological element of aggregation in the house, allow the facade to be offset, allowing cross ventilation in the spaces. This ventilation is used through open spaces that are controlled by sliding doors that hide in a large loose wall in facade. All bathrooms are open, ventilated and naturally lit, minimizing mechanical or electrical aids in an integral project, whose compositional axis revolves around the relationship with the environment; Merging with the environment from different strategies developing a concept associated with sustainable awareness.  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © Santiago Robayo  Image Courtesy © David Macias – Arquitectura & Urbanismo  Image Courtesy © David Macias – Arquitectura & Urbanismo  Image Courtesy © David Macias – Arquitectura & Urbanismo  Image Courtesy © David Macias – Arquitectura & Urbanismo  Image Courtesy © David Macias – Arquitectura & Urbanismo
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