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ONE FAMILY HOUSE

Part 1 Project 2006
Sofia Morgan Orfila
Hamla Sama Samad
University of Mendoza | Argentina
This house is inserted in a land that interests for its constitution and shape, of 320 m2, but 220 are covered. It´s orientation east/west and its front by the north. It`s located in a warm area, with considerable changes of temperature.

Is in the back of the land. The garden in front that produce more radiation and solar light, thanks to the windows of double height that allow natural warming of the spaces and because of the design of regulator elements of the weather.

Designed horizontal and vertical spaces, with visual limits, offering enough privacity and movement clarity.

Sofia Morgan Orfila
Hamla Sama Samad


The student has understood, by analysis, the relation between the house and its cultural context, inserted in a real place of the suburb in Mendoza, considering the close relationship between nature, location and landscape.

Particularly, she has designed the spaces of her project considering their activities, differentiating them in public and private, which are parts that configurate an architectural unit.

Finally, she has also understood the caracteristics of the inner and exterior spaces and relatinationating them, she could discover the intermediate spaces they produce, and that they are the bridge to link architecture with its landscape.

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