October 31, 2024

Vôlt House by Estudio PK

Argentinian studio Estudio PK has designed a timber and brick house in Capilla del Señor, Argentina. Completed in 2022, the Vôlt House serves as a weekend getaway, featuring a green terrace on its roof.

A modernist architectural structure with a raised concrete deck, brick walls, and lush greenery.

Estudio PK Creates a Rural Refuge

Argentinian studio Estudio PK designed the Vôlt House in the Chacras de la Cruz neighborhood, Capilla del Señor, Argentina.

The weekend project features a low-maintenance brick facade that “becomes large frames of a rural environment that becomes extensive with the interior,” according to the team.

Spacious open-plan kitchen and dining area with wooden cabinetry, concrete ceiling, and large windows.

Project Mimics Rural Pre-Existences

Estudio PK explained that the design “seeks to portray nature and dialogue with it […] to create a morphology that replicates the rural pre-existences.”

For the layout, the studio designed the home in an open L shape, with a central articulation serving “as the main access.”

Modern open-plan kitchen and dining area with wooden furniture, concrete ceiling, and large windows offering scenic views.

“This configuration allows to divide the public area from the private one,” the studio continued.

The home’s orientation was prioritised for efficient energy use throughout all seasons, and to enhance the “visual opportunities of the field, and dematerializing the volumes towards the north.”

Spacious open-plan interior with concrete ceiling, wooden furnishings, and large glass windows.

Organic Wall Forms Double Skin

Casa Vôlt “presents an introverted relationship to the street by means of an organic wall built in sieved brick” which forms a “double skin between the exterior and the interior, forming a space in between conducive to the chosen vegetation.”

On the interior, a long window wraps around the corner of the living room and exposed concrete ceiling “creating a material and spatial continuity.”

This is accentuated by natural light, according to the team.

Hallway with exposed concrete ceiling, brick walls, and large glass windows overlooking a garden.

Tall Windows Frame Views

The team incorporated floor-to-ceiling windows in the bedrooms that overlook the exterior landscape.

The living-rooms also includes a “space for personal use for work.”

Outside, a ramp leads to a green terrace elevated on the roof of the home.

A contemporary architectural landscape with a raised concrete path and lush greenery.

The addition provides “the best panoramic views of the starry sky at night,” according to the team, who also included a fire pit on the terrace for the “warmth” of a flame within “a privileged space.”

“Hence, the main objective for Casa Vôlt was to create a refuge to escape to for the weekend, enjoying the warmth and quietness of the rural landscape.”

Alongside brick, the team incorporated other low-maintenance materials including concrete, PVC, cement and timber.