Sebastian Irarrazaval Casa 2Y

摘要

There are 2 main objectives of the house. First, it integrates the forest in the daily experience of the user. Second, it receives as much sunlight as possible during the entire day. For that purpose, the program fits into a two-Y-letter diagram that creates not only double orientations for the sun entering at different times of the day but also exposes the inhabitant to views that surround him. In other words, the extremely extended perimeter of the house and its bifurcations (in opposition to a compact organization) potentiates the experience of being - not in front of, but - from within. More specifically, of being among the sun and the trees in a parietal relationship. Additionally, its shape also made it possible to fit among the existing trees without having to clear the site. In regards to the materialization of the project, timber was chosen not only because it is a local material that could anchor the house to its place through affiliations with the natural and the cultural, but also because the wooden structures (in opposition with other kinds of material ensembles) are naturally built using infinite linear elements that as a result, resemble a sense of infinity that is present in forests and sort of echoes with the exterior. In this respect, the structural and architectural plans were done simultaneously in a permanent conversation. In the end, it is hard to distinguish one from the other. With regard to its relationship with the ground, the above-mentioned 2Y diagram negotiates the slope in different manners. Sometimes, it underlines and rests upon the ground and other times, it contrasts with the soil, stressing the artificiality of its architectonic body. With respect to the treatment of its outer skin, the objective was to create a constant reverberation with its mostly green surroundings 一 and that, as it is well known, can be achieved using the color, red.