Article source: moarqs architects

The assignment is a home for a young family, the lot in the town of Loma Verde in Escobar, in the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires, 55 km from the federal capital, on Route 9. Both members the couple work in Escobar and the construction of their first home in Loma Verde, far from the civic and administrative center of the area implies a change in their lifestyle. The lot dimensions are 15m wide x 30m deep. On the terrain there are three large trees that define the location of the house.

Image Courtesy © Javier Agustin Rojas

• Architects: moarqs architects
• Project: Loma Verde House
• Location: 1430 Arturo Boote Street, Loma Verde, Escobar, Buenos Aires Privince, Argentina.
• Photography: Javier Agustín Rojas
• Collaborators: Arch. Lucrecia Brero, Arch. Torunn Vaksvik Skarstad, Arch. Jerónimo Bailat, Arch. Sofia Tomaselli, Jhosangela Ramirez, Milagros Torres Davila, Andreina Medina, Maria Eugenia Grijalva Venegas.
• Structural Engineers: Ing. German Comas, Ing. Fernando Saludas.
• Landscape Architecture: Ashild Mienna
• Total cost: 90,000 US Dollar

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