Paix
2011
La Barra, Uruguay
Constructed Area:
3470 m2
Paix is a four-story residential building located on the beachfront, on a plot with an exceptional feature: a corner elevated above the rocks, offering an unobstructed view of the horizon and a westward orientation. Taking advantage of this natural privilege, the volume is terraced in plan and progressively opens up, ensuring that all units enjoy uninterrupted panoramic views of the sea.
The building houses 10 spacious apartments, each approximately 200 m². All main spaces — living rooms, master bedrooms, and terraces — face the ocean. On the rear access street side, secondary bedrooms and bathrooms are located. Complementing this layout are interior patios, designed as wooden boxes that, thanks to their natural textures and top lighting, create a warm atmosphere uncommon in buildings of this type. On the ground floor, these patios transform into gardens, reinforcing the connection with the outdoors.
The materiality of the project is conceived with a clear and restrained language, seeking intensity through simplicity. Lapacho wood clads facades, shutters, exterior ceilings, and patios; exposed concrete is expressed with rawness and honesty in slabs and perimeter planters. Corten steel highlights specific elements such as the main door and the railing/planter crowning the terrace.
Vegetation is an integral part of the architectural proposal, incorporated as another material. It is used perimetrically as a finishing touch on different levels, in continuous planters on the top floor, and accompanying entrances and side pathways. This strategy works as a natural filter that provides privacy while also giving a more organic and welcoming reading of the facades.
The basement is designed as an open floor with a spacious reception, internal patios, and common use areas: barbecue area, gym, spa, cinema, and TV room. Facing the sea, the main garden opens generously, featuring an elevated infinity-edge pool clad in flagstone, reinforcing the visual continuity with the ocean.
Paix
2011
La Barra, Uruguay
Constructed Area:
3470 m2
Paix is a four-story residential building located on the beachfront, on a plot with an exceptional feature: a corner elevated above the rocks, offering an unobstructed view of the horizon and a westward orientation. Taking advantage of this natural privilege, the volume is terraced in plan and progressively opens up, ensuring that all units enjoy uninterrupted panoramic views of the sea.
The building houses 10 spacious apartments, each approximately 200 m². All main spaces — living rooms, master bedrooms, and terraces — face the ocean. On the rear access street side, secondary bedrooms and bathrooms are located. Complementing this layout are interior patios, designed as wooden boxes that, thanks to their natural textures and top lighting, create a warm atmosphere uncommon in buildings of this type. On the ground floor, these patios transform into gardens, reinforcing the connection with the outdoors.
The materiality of the project is conceived with a clear and restrained language, seeking intensity through simplicity. Lapacho wood clads facades, shutters, exterior ceilings, and patios; exposed concrete is expressed with rawness and honesty in slabs and perimeter planters. Corten steel highlights specific elements such as the main door and the railing/planter crowning the terrace.
Vegetation is an integral part of the architectural proposal, incorporated as another material. It is used perimetrically as a finishing touch on different levels, in continuous planters on the top floor, and accompanying entrances and side pathways. This strategy works as a natural filter that provides privacy while also giving a more organic and welcoming reading of the facades.
The basement is designed as an open floor with a spacious reception, internal patios, and common use areas: barbecue area, gym, spa, cinema, and TV room. Facing the sea, the main garden opens generously, featuring an elevated infinity-edge pool clad in flagstone, reinforcing the visual continuity with the ocean.