The client is a blacksmith and a regular collaborator of Diego Montero. This factor was decisive in the choice of materials, both from a practical and a symbolic point of view.
The building is located on flat land perpendicular to the sea. The base of the building is concrete, the interior structure is iron, and the exterior cladding is Corten steel. The arrangement of the elements is simple to make construction by the client easier. The roof has two planes that meet in the center and end in a sharp drip edge. On the street-facing façade, the concrete base rises to create a lattice screen for privacy in the garden.
Layout:
The house has three bedrooms on the upper floor, while the living room, kitchen, and dining room are on the ground floor, with a large opening onto the garden. All interiors are made from recycled materials: the walls use painted wood from houses demolished in Montevideo. The bathrooms are clad in Jura stone discarded from the nearby Acqua building (Rafael Vignoly, 2008).
Internal reference: Tera-1836
