Two Metallic Houses, Rafaela Real Estate, Province of Santa Fe Building Project, Argentina Architecture
Two Metallic Houses in Rafaela Province of Santa Fe
5 July 2022
Design: Mauricio Morra
Location: Calle Dr. E. Mahieu nº 595, (2300) Rafaela, Province of Santa Fe, Argentina, South America

Photos by Ramiro Sosa
Two Metallic Houses, Argentina
The Two Metallic Houses are located on a corner lot of 12 x 30 meters, in a neighborhood on the eastern outskirts of the city of Rafaela, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. The corner situation is used to generate income on its longest north side, and prioritize both houses.

The proposal avoids common spaces, which meant higher construction and maintenance costs. The land was divided exactly in half, leaving the entire built and free private surface -with its own patios-, except for the obligatory North retreat that has remained as a semi-public garden.
Both houses are identical 2-bedroom duplexes (one accessible bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor and one on the ground floor). They are supported by south and west dividing walls with services, and taking advantage of the best east and north orientations for lighting, sunlight and ventilation.

Its structure is metallic and modulated, with double UPN profiles, plus square and rectangular tubes. The openings and outer shells are made of aluminum (vertical rectangular tubes placed face or edge). These main components -structure, envelopes and openings- merge into a unified and i...