Architects: Barbara Berson, Horacio Sardin
Area: 95 m²
Year: 2023
Photographs: Albano García
Country: Argentina
The Dragon-fly House, designed by Barbara Berson and Horacio Sardin, is located on an island in the Paraná River delta amidst a willow forest. Elevated on stilts to protect against water level rises, it features glazed facades that extend outward. The design reinterprets traditional wooden houses with shaded galleries, creating a structure that becomes a large gallery of shadows. The house offers cross-ventilation when fully opened and includes a wooden roof that provides additional shade and serves as a lookout.
The Dragon-fly House, situated on an island in the Paraná River delta, is nestled within a forest of willows. Designed to resemble a dragonfly gently resting on the land, it is elevated on stilts that mimic delicate legs, protecting the house from frequent water level rises. The structure extends its “wings” with glazed facades that project outward.
The design reinterprets the vernacular housing of the area, traditionally built with wood and surrounded by shaded galleries, by introducing a new geometry. The entire house functions as a large gallery of shadows. When all the carpentry is fully opened, the interior spaces transform into shaded areas with cross-ventilation, making the house well-suited for warm summers.
A wooden roof above the house adds additional shade and doubles as a lookout to observe the sky and the surrounding trees.
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Address: Delta Río Paraná, Argentina
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