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Forever House in La Molina

New Peruvian Residence in La planicie, South America design by Longhi Architects

26 May 2014

Design: Longhi Architects

Location: La planicie, La Molina, Perú, South America

Contemporary Peruvian House

When a young couple came to my office to commission the design and construction of a house where they would live forever, a Forever House, I knew I had in my hands a great opportunity to continue in my search of ancestral contemporary architecture. In that moment, I was ready to dedicate exclusive time to interpret their dreams in order to create a “container of life”.

Photos by Juan Solano

New House in La Molina

My vision for a special house was confirmed when I went to the site for the first time and realized that it was already occupied by an old house where the couple was living with their two children. Then, the task was to demolish the material but keeping the spirit, in order to replace the old construction for a “House for Ever”.

The metaphor for the design was to imagine that a big ancestral rock was found in the site and needed to be carved in order to accommodate the living spaces.

This “black carved stone” would be occupied by a 4 car garage, service patio, maid’s quarters and pool baths in the basement; kitchen, dining and living spaces in the first floor. The carving of the spaces would generate interesting “built in” furniture with strong texture to be assorted with other natural and artificial materials in order for the allegory stone to remain as natural as possible to eventually be perceived as part of the owner’s desired garden.

To complete the composition, the black stone base supports four cantilever volumes containing the intimate rooms, as the “white floating stones “ once ambitioned by the client.

FNew House in La Molina – Building Information

Location: La planicie – La Molina, Perú, South America
Use: Single House
Site Area: 1,045 sqm
Construction: 550 sqm
Design – Construction: 2011-13

Architectural Firm: Longhi Architects
Principal in charge / Principal: Arch. Luis Longhi
Project Team: Arch. Carla Tamariz, Arch. Christian Bottger
Construction: Arch. Hector Suasnabar
Supervision: Longhi Architects

Photographs: Juan Solano