4 apartments in a historic district
location: lima, peru
client: private
design team: s. barclay – j.p. Crousse – j. puig
project team: p. diaz, f. tuesta
built surface: 767 m2
completion: 2021
photographer: c. palma
prizes: nominated project - Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize 2024
publications: L’oasi come casa: cinque case colletive di Barclay&Crousse a Lima, lettera ventidue (2024)
Four friends decided to jointly build a small building in the historic district of Barranco using self-construction.
The project proposes an ample exterior space between the public domain and the intimacy of the apartments, taking advantage of the complex and contradictory heritage regulations. This space is conceived as a large courtyard and a window to the neighborhood. The street facade appears incomplete from the outside, without windows in the openings. Inside, each apartment has a large terrace that crosses the in-between space. Thus, the terraces are also the intermediate spaces where the condominium owners meet and socialize. On the first floor, the free space is used for parking vehicles, a cost-saving measure that eliminates the need for a basement and ensures efficient use of resources.
The intermediate space allows one apartment per level to be installed behind the street façade, which meets regulatory requirements. The apartments' facades are fully glazed to maximize natural light and ventilation.
