S_estudio designs Casa Genaro in Córdoba to be wheelchair accessible
Smooth floors and wide thresholds are among the accessible design elements in a house designed by Argentine firm S_estudio for a family with a disabled son.
Casa Genaro is located in the La Cascada Country Golf neighbourhood in Córdoba, Argentina.
Casa Genaro is made up of plastered ceramic blocks
The project is named after the owners' son, Genaro, who uses a wheelchair and has a short life expectancy. The clients desired a house that would be comfortable for their child.
Situated on an irregularly shaped property, the 382-square-metre dwelling consists of two offset bars that stretch from east to west.
Each volume is topped with a pitched, metal roof
The house was constructed using a traditional masonry system of plastered ceramic blocks, which are painted white. Each volume is topped with a pitched, metal-clad roof that communicates a notion of shelter. The home's street-facing elevation is on the east, where the team placed a wood-faced, two-car garage. A step-free pathway leads toward the front door.
An open kitchen forms part of the home's "social hall"
"A sequence without unevenness enlivens the arrival of the house to the natural terrain and works as a bellows between the private interior and the more public exterior," said local firm S_estudio.
The entrance leads into a wide, central hallway illuminated by skylights. The home's programming is arrayed along this corridor.
A central hallway is illuminated by skylights
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