A triangular pavilion, clad in burnt timber, exposes its wooden furniture pieces towards the forest in Ascochinga, Córdoba, Argentina. 

The 36-square-metre pavilion, named Pabellón Archipiélago Casas de Autor, was designed by Córdoba-based architecture practice Alarcia Ferrer Arquitectura to benefit from the mesmerizing views of the forest.

The project was develeoped as part of the construction of 12 houses designed by 12 architectural studios, which also included the construction of a small pavilion in the Estancia La Paz forest. 

The project brief responded to the need that aimed to create an exhibition space for the sale and promotion of the signature houses. 

To achieve this, the studio conceived a space derived from neutral conditions to serve as a place for presenting scale models and projects of the emerging development of designer houses that offer new ways of living in La Paz. 

The flexible qualities of the space also allow for the possibility of new uses in the future. 

The project is located in a strategic location that responds to the passage between the old town of Estancia La Paz, now transformed into a hotel, the bar of a golf course, and a panoramic route around a lake. 

According to the studio, the volume of the pavilion is drawn from the site conditions in which it allowed to create three entrances or openings. These openings act as hierarchical circulations instead of a main façade, resulting in its triangular geometry.

The main characteristic of the space is the possibility of opening or closing it completely, thanks to a series of three 9-meter sliding walls that connect or separate it from the surrounding landscape, reconfiguring the immediate environment according to the needs of the moment. 

Sometimes it functions as a small, blind, anonymous space. At other times, its sliding surfaces move and embed themselves among the trees, inviting one to cross them in all directions, allowing the visual to pass through and integrate with the surroundings. 

The glass enclosures are hidden behind the blinds when open or enhance the immediate surroundings through reflection when closed. 

Their quality as objects in the landscape, as points of reference and order of the site, can be traced back to Richard Serra's sculptures such as 'Sight Point' (1975) or 'Spiral Jetty' (1970). 

Finally, the logical structure of dry construction with black-painted metal tubes provides the necessary speed for an efficient construction process.

In addition, the predominance of burnt timber cladding gives the building a distinctive color, texture, and expression that blends in perfectly with the surrounding nature. 

The interior stone floors and finely crafted woodwork, designed to house the models of the house projects, stand out from the rest of the elements on the site. This situation is only appreciated when the space remains open.

Floor plan

Floor plan

Elevation

Elevation 2

Axonometric drawing - 1 

Detail drawing

Project facts

Project name: Pabellón Archipiélago Casas de autor

Location: Estancia La Paz, Ascochinga, Córdoba, Argentina

Studio: Alarcia Ferrer Arquitectos

Authors: Joaquin Alarcia, Arch. Federico Ferrer Deheza, Arch.

Year: 2022 (project), 2022 – 2023 (construction)

Area: 36 m2

Collaborator: ODA; Julieta Scarafia, Arch. (equipment)

Development: BONNART

Technical director: Federico Monjo, Arch.

All images © Javier Agustín Rojas.

All drawings © Alarcia Ferrer Arquitectos.

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