5-unit apartment building and art showroom
location: lima, peru
client: CIECOSA
design team: s. barclay – j.p. crousse
project team: v. del solar, j.m. chinchay
built surface: 2 450 m2
competition: 2008 – first prize
completion: 2010
photographer: m. llona
award: concurso nacional de calidad arquitectónica 2010 - second prize - colegio de arquitectos del perú
The project is located on the edge of an urban park.
Vertical glazed louvers direct the views to the park, allowing each apartment to have a privileged relationship with nature.
The building features an atypical duplex with an art exhibit space, conceived as a "house in the park" with a double-height space and a private garden, while the other 4 apartments pile up over it. The floor plan scheme enables great freedom in the use of social spaces while keeping them separate from the bedrooms.
