Can an architectural void become the heart of a house?
Can an architectural void become the heart of a house?

Can an architectural void become the heart of a house?

House in Chancelaria is the result of a desire to breathe new life into an old building and its addition dating back to the 1950s: the space between the two volumes, where people's voices once echoed, is now nothing more than a deafening void which architecture is trying to fill in

The project by co.rp arquitectos is based on the intention to repair and consolidate the overlaps and fragments that have occurred over the course of the house's life. The void, the protagonist of House in Chancelaria, which becomes the heart of the new project, connects the social and private areas of the home, providing a solution for the difference in levels

Can an architectural void become the heart of a house?

A patio acting as a hinge, a source of light for all the spaces, is the key element of the project, the answer to different needs and questions needed to increase the living quality of the spaces through a single intervention

Can an architectural void become the heart of a house?

A patio acting as a hinge, a source of light for all the spaces, is the key element of the project, the answer to different needs and questions needed to increase the living quality of the spaces through a single intervention

Can an architectural void become the heart of a house?

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