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“On every project Our soul is to preserve and maximize pre-existenceAnd so it was Reform and expansion Of this pH,” the architects told us Victoria and Lucia KaufmannAnd the sisters and partners of Pat Arquitectura in the work that took them 10 months.
If Victoria and Lucia are sure of one thing, it’s that they want to produce The coexistence between the existing and the newthus adapting the 1970s PH rating to the current way of living of the owners, a 30-year-old couple. The first floor has been completely preserved and has taken advantage of the sharp divisions included in the original construction: first and second floors. “We really enjoyed the process and loved discovering the history and structure of the house.”
Their challenge from the beginning was that the homeowners – an architect and a musician – envisioned their home not only to be lived in, but also Architecture and music production studio.
“The circulation area was always off the walkway, which helped a lot in making the decision to divide the house into two different floors. We propose the individual and more intimate part on the first floor with living room, study, bedroom and bathroom and the social part on the second floor with kitchen, dining room and balcony.They explained.
Storage space was key for the ownersSo much so that a wooden wall was created separating the bedroom – with its bathroom and dressing room – from the study and work space, crossing it from front to back.
“The first floor was the most compact. We had to find a way to generate expansion there, without necessarily breaking the PH envelope, because some of its walls were load-bearing. So, We took advantage of the void above the PH entrance and built a light mezzanine Of spread metal.”
“We have recently renovated a lot of health centers and… It is interesting to immerse yourself in the history of each. The most recent was a car wreck where a family who devoted their entire lives to that lived and worked. “We have never believed in a clean slate but we believe in honoring what came before.”.
As for Apartmentsthe originals are kept as they are Entrance hall granite, slab and carob wood parquet On the first floor. “Beyond the structure, the decision to conserve materials, while making the spaces more flexible, was very important. “We think a lot about those who lived there and those who are no longer here today but left their mark.”
The space participated in an open house last year where it received… More than 250 peopleAmong them is the previous owner – a 70-year-old woman – who has lived there all her life and admired the renovation.
“The strange thing he told us was that it was originally lived in by an Italian family who immigrated to Argentina in the post-war period. I remember that day the line stretched around the corner. They remember that the impact on people was incredible.
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“When we started work, we realized that the previous owners had disbanded everything on the same floor and upstairs where the balcony is today, there was a very small laundry room in a parlous condition. The spaces were not being used at all.”
“There is something very interesting about opening a private home to the public; People often wonder how each space is thought about and lived in today. What decisions were made? Opening a brand new, recently completed building is not the same as opening a PH of this type. They held.
“Although the upstairs space is very integrated, there is a moment when the orientation of the ceiling rafters changes, to mark the difference between the kitchen and the living room.”
“We feel that the metal structure gives a lot of identity to the house. In this particular project we were very interested in expansions towards green spaces.”
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