Article source: Riofrio + Rodrigo Arquitectos 

This project was developed under the constraints given by the client and the extreme temperatures and climate in the city of Piura. In response to the client’s needs, a compact house was appropriate but in order to ensure the house remained cool in extreme heat, we decided to turn the volume to be parallel to the longest side of the lot. From here, cross ventilation was maximized and the house was protected against the strength of afternoon sun. The result is an elongated volume in the middle of the plot which enjoys the open space from all the rooms within the house. Finally, the terrace is a contiguous space to the larger but compact volume, thereby giving it a preferential position to the garden.

Image Courtesy © Fernando Barranzuela Ramírez

• Architects: Riofrio + Rodrigo Arquitectos (Roberto Riofrio Navarro, Micaela Rodrigo Graña)
• Project: Casa LB4
• Location: Loma Blanca, Piura, Perú
• Photography: Fernando Barranzuela Ramírez
• Design Team: Josef Kubat, Yvonn Jhong
• Structures: Ing. Jorge Avendaño A.
• Electrical: Jaime Alca Yañez
• Plumbing: Roberto Pain Peralta
• Construction area: 315 m²
• Land area: 450 m²
• Year of Construction: 2015  (more…)