Duality and domestic balance. Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini
13/01/2022.
[Santa Fe] Argentina
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The residential project called Golf House, designed by Argentine architect Mariano Fiorentini is a home that explores the duality inherent in domestic projects located in residential gated neighborhoods.
Located on the outskirts of the important port city of Rosario in Argentina, the house sits on a large plot of land in a gated community and is surrounded by a golf club.
Located on the outskirts of the important port city of Rosario in Argentina, the house sits on a large plot of land in a gated community and is surrounded by a golf club.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini. Photograph by Ramiro Sosa.
Ground floor plan. Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini.
First floor. Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini.
Section A-A. Golf House by Mariano Fiorentini.
The project by Mariano Fiorentini is developed on three floors and based on an orthogonal grid that consolidates the building limits of the land. The first floor is destined for the social area, with service rooms. The upper floor is destined for private rooms and the mezzanine for leisure.
On the ground floor, the project is developed through a concentric distribution that allows organizing the program around a single double-height environment. This gesture is supported by four intermediate courtyards that act as filters articulating the relationship with the exterior, which in turn provide natural light and protect the privacy of the inhabitants.
On the ground floor, the project is developed through a concentric distribution that allows organizing the program around a single double-height environment. This gesture is supported by four intermediate courtyards that act as filters articulating the relationship with the exterior, which in turn provide natural light and protect the privacy of the inhabitants.
Description of project by Mariano Fiorentini
Golf House is located within a gated community on the outskirts of Rosario on a 2006 sqm rectangular lot overlooking a golf course. In addition to maximizing land use to respond to an extensive program of needs, the project explores the duality inherent to this type of urbanization, seeking to achieve a balance between: open/private, natural/urban, large/domestic, exposed/safe, imposing/austere, heavy/ethereal.
On the basis of an orthogonal plot that consolidates the buildable limits of the land, barriers are created on the boundaries and an urban façade is clearly defined, allowing the largest portion of land to extend towards the background and the golf course.
A concentric distribution allows the program to be organized around a double height partly-open single room, which together with two superimposed stairs provides direct access to each of the rooms of the house, minimizing the routes within the three levels that make up the project: a "social" ground floor with service units, a basement for leisure purposes and a more private upper floor.
The central living room is surrounded by four intermediate voids that act as articulating filters with the outside, allowing natural light to spread in all directions and protecting the intimacy of family life: a glazed garage to the west that reveals the street; a semi-covered patio to the north that announces the main access; a terrace on the upper floor to the south that cuts out the sky; and a central patio to the east that defines the spatial continuity between the interior, the gallery and the golf course.
The large glazing of these intermediate spaces -with their contrast of transparencies and reflections- place the living room in the great “all-seeing eye” by organically integrating all the activities of the house, thus creating a domestic and pleasantly controlled environment within a large scale spatial proposal.
From the outside, the house is perceived as a solid unit, like a large concrete container that floats austerely over two voids: a central one that defines the vehicular entrance and allows the entire terrain to be visually traversed, and another foreshortened -next to a pedestrian path- that leads to the interior where the main entrance and the direct passage to the barbecue area (quincho) are located.
From there, the hueg block of concrete unfolds towards the landscape and mirrors the undulating topography of the golf course to generate a zigzagging series of fills and voids that, due to the effect of light, causes reflections and shadows to permeate its hues in a balanced way into the everyday life events that take place in the 838 sqm of Golf House.
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Architects
Mariano Fiorentini.
Collaborators
Project designer.- Mariano Fiorentini. Project manager.- Mariano Fiorentini. Interior designer.- Mariano Fiorentini. Collaborators.- Arch. Paulina Medina, Arch. Joana Severini, Arch. Leonel Bertuccelli, Arch. Ignacio Foyatier. Constructors.- Edilizia, Constructions Developments. Calculation of structures.- Eng. Sergio Faci, Eng. Federico Zegna Rata. Lighting Advisor.- Fernando Piedrabuena. Acoustics Advisors.- Ing. Pablo J. Miechi, Ing. Vivian Pasch. Landscaping.- Flora Martín.
Area
Built area.- 838 sqm. Site area.- 2006 sqm.
Dates
2020.
Location
KCC, Funes, Santa Fe, Argentina.
Photography Fotografía
Ramiro Sosa.
Mariano Enzo Fiorentini
Mariano Enzo Fiorentini was born in Rosario, Argentina. In 2001 he graduated as an architect and forged his first steps with prestigious architects such as Rafael Iglesia, Gerardo Caballero, and Marcelo Villafañe.
In 2003 he embarked on a journey of self-knowledge and personal development and landed in Barcelona where he made his way participating in the execution of projects of high symbolic and conceptual value for b720 architects and GCA architects among others.
In 2008 he became the right hand of the talented interior designer of the Catalan "jet set" Estrella Salietti where he laid the foundations for founding his studio in mid-2009.
The wide range of thematic projects that he carries out allows him a high degree of creative expression while sharing a common spirit, achieving maximum complicity with the client, and establishing a code of connection that allows him to manifest his dream.
In 2003 he embarked on a journey of self-knowledge and personal development and landed in Barcelona where he made his way participating in the execution of projects of high symbolic and conceptual value for b720 architects and GCA architects among others.
In 2008 he became the right hand of the talented interior designer of the Catalan "jet set" Estrella Salietti where he laid the foundations for founding his studio in mid-2009.
The wide range of thematic projects that he carries out allows him a high degree of creative expression while sharing a common spirit, achieving maximum complicity with the client, and establishing a code of connection that allows him to manifest his dream.
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