Leloir House
Leloir House (2009)
Project, Works Management and Construction
Location Casco de Leloir Gated Neighborhood, Ituzaingo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Total Area 400 m²
Photo Eugenio Valentini
This project, tailor-made for its owners, meets the challenge of articulating an image of an Italian villa with a contemporaneous interior design.
On a corner lot, the challenge is solved by proposing a constant interplay between the exterior and the interior. The eye is caught by the charm proposed by large glass windows that show its spacious rooms from the outside and the garden and pool from the inside. The interplay is complemented by a moderate palette of colors that highlights objects and materials.
The slim silhouette of the staircase made of concrete and wood catches the eye as a space reference and the central fireplace, made of Moorish stone, is the main character of the layout, organizing circulation. The spatial treatment of the floors offers a lifestyle that enjoys the whole building.
The classic exterior language takes on more audacious traits on the rear façade, with the incorporation of the mirror still-water on the pool, practically attached to the house, a series of half-covered and covered spaces for family and social functions.
The layout on the ground floor includes the sitting room, with double-height to the rear façade and a gallery connected to it, the kitchen and dining room, separated by the fireplace, a home theater room, toilet and coat room connected to the hall and the master suite, with bathroom, walk-in closet, study and spa area, directly connected to the outdoor pool. On the lot’s secondary façade are the gallery with barbecue, the garages, the laundry, a storage room and a large playroom.
The upper floor includes two full suites for the children located on both sides of the sitting room.