Excerpt: La Magnolia by Martin Gomez Arquitectos is a modern and contemporary residence that emphasizes materials that create warmth and a homely atmosphere. The use of black metal, black flagstone, and lapacho wood plays a key role in achieving this effect. The home, built for a young and active family, is highly versatile and embraces the concept of evoking strong emotions in transitional spaces.
Project Description
[Text as submitted by architect] The idea was to design a house in a residential neighborhood north of Buenos Aires, with modern and contemporary features, placing the emphasis on the use of materials that generate great warmth and a feeling of home. Black metal, black flagstone and lapacho wood fulfilled their task to perfection.
The architects considered that the house for this young active family should be very versatile and with a strong connection between the rooms. They adopted the romantic idea of generating strong feelings in the transition spaces. This is why one enters through a water feature with an immaculate magnolia, whilst the stair landing is a bar to serve special drinks to friends, and the hall and upper floor corridors are accompanied by a raised garden. In this way, those spaces are transformed into interesting points for the life of the house.
The architects always focus on the colors of the materials chosen because they try not to paint but rather give color through the materials themselves, and these help them to give each project the vibe they are looking for.
The views and the sun were key in deciding the location of each room; with a simple and functional layout the architects brought this house to life making it, clearly, an offshoot of the modern movement.
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