La Isla House

Night view of the house.

Project details

• Project Name: La Isla House
• Client: Mr. J.M. Raffo
• Project Type: House
• Principal Designer: Juan Carlos Doblado
• Contractor: Americo Chavez
• Date of commencement of project: May 2004
• Date of completion of project: Nov. 2004
• Location of site: Asia, Peru
• Site Area: 144 m2
• Built-up Area: 285.70 m2
• Cost of Construction/Execution: US$ 90,000

This house explores the possibilities of dilatation of architectural space.

The juxtaposition of two volumes, the bedrooms and family room on the ground, and the living, dining, kitchen and terraces spaces above.

The living space on the upper level.

From the outside, its form can be seen as the juxtaposition of two volumes. The lower one holds the bedrooms and the family room, while the upper one, a suspended box, contains the living room, the dining room, the kitchen and the terrace, all of which are held together in an open plan from which the main bedroom can view the sea.

The living space on the upper level.

The staircase is used as a bind between the middle levels, articulating the different spaces in the house.

Day view of the house.

The fenestrations on the lower volume answer to the visuals being demanded by each space. The upper level, contrastingly massive, has had two large portions of its bulk removed, creating a solarium and a terrace.

Credits

• Text, Courtesy of Juan Carlos Doblado
• Photographs by Alex Kornhuber, Courtesy of Juan Carlos Doblado
• Compiled and Edited by Varun M Ajani