A House Forever was designed and constructed by Longhi Architects as a contemporary home for a young couple situated in La Molina, Lima, Peru. The couple requested that the architects build a 5,920 square foot (550 square meters) residence they could live in forever, “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 โcontainer of lifeโ.
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 โHouse for Everโ
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 โblack carved stoneโwould be occupied by a 4 car garage, service patio, maidโs quarters and pool baths in the basement; kitchen, dining and living spaces in the first floor. The carving of the spaces would generate interesting โbuilt inโ 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 ownerโs desired garden.
To complete the composition, the blackstone base supports four cantilever volumes containing the intimate rooms, as theโwhite floating stones โonce ambitioned by the client.
Photos: Juan Solano
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