The client had a (super)low budget and needed to build a house in the middle of the countryside during the pandemic. ¡We called the nearby hardware stores and checked the remaining material stocks!
LA CAROLINA
La Carolina project is being developed at the historic Estancia La Carolina in Maldonado, Uruguay. It is characterized by a high level of design complexity, stemming from the combination of architectural phasing, sustainable considerations in timber construction, and social regeneration through the involvement of local labor.
The shape of the structure
is the result of the material left over from a nearby sawmill
Then, the project incorporates a conditioned program that, functioning as a shelter, includes a large multipurpose space with basic kitchen and bathroom facilities. The construction consists of a prefabricated timber panel structure forming a rectangular volume set on the red platform.
A project realized with HMOZ:
Team: Paco Hernández, Alejandro Varela
Marina Cabrera, Nicolás Bosco.
Photos: Marcos Giuponi
