We were confronted to a cultural-social equation: we, Brazilians, São Paulo based architects, got a commission from an American couple living in New York to design a holiday house in José Ignacio, Uruguay.

© Cristiano Mascaro

Architects: Candida Tabet Arquitetura

Location: José Ignacio, Uruguay

Design Team: Candida Tabet - principal, Carolina da Mata - coordinator

Area: 1604.55 sqm

Project Year: 2006

Photographs: Cristiano Mascaro , Tuca Reinés , Fran Parente , Romulo Fialdini

Architecture Assistant: Santiago Fernandez

Interiors / Decoration: Candida Tabet

Contractor: Ruben Martinez Construcciones
Concrete Structure: Ney Costantini Eng de Projetos

Wood Structure: Orbital Consultoria e Construções

M E P: 2M projetos

Light Design: Candida Tabet Arquitetura

Model: Luiz André Lanzuolo

Site Area: 254 507m²

© Cristiano Mascaro

From the architect. We were confronted to a cultural-social equation: we, Brazilians, São Paulo based architects, got a commission from an American couple living in New York to design a holiday house in José Ignacio, Uruguay.

© Tuca Reinés

Starting point was to research the local constructions with the intention to capture common...