A plot of land sloping downward into the sea. A rugged atmosphere of native pines and acacias. The open sky and the see merging into the horizon. Such was the scenery from were Roland House?s project began.

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Architects: Luciano Kruk Arquitectos

Location: Casa Costa Esmeralda, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Architect In Charge: Luciano Kruk

Area: 185.0 sqm

Project Year: 2012

Photographs: Gustavo Sosa Pinilla

Colaborators: Arch. Ekaterina Künzel, Juan Martín Antonutti, Federico Eichenberg

Text Editing: Mariana Piqué

Land Area: 1152 sqm

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From the architect. A plot of land sloping downward into the sea. A rugged atmosphere of native pines and acacias. The open sky and the see merging into the horizon. Such was the scenery from were Roland House?s project began.
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Even though the commissioner?s program called for a typical summer house that satisfied the usual needs, it also had some peculiarities. Both social and private areas had to be organized on a single floor, except for a single independent space:  the main suite integrated with a room for working and reading, a bathroom, and its own exclusive terrace.

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And that is how the house was built. ...