besonias almeida arquitetos embeds water courtyard into torcuato house — designboom.com

besonias almeida arquitetos embeds water courtyard into torcuato house all images courtesy of besonias almeida arquitectos during a design brief with besonias almeida arquitectos, it was specified that within the confines of 280m² their clients needed three bedrooms (one ensuite with built-in wardrobe), a generous living room with fireplace, a dining area integrated into the kitchen, and a veranda with a barbecue area. in response, the architects proposed that the ‘torcuato house’ in buenos aires be two volumes, each housing two floors, connected by circulation paths that surround a water courtyard. this formal organization made the planning process easier, providing as much sunlight as possible through the façades.

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