Lima House, Modern Peru Home, Peruvian Property and Swimming Pool, Architecture Photos
Lima House in the Capital of Peru
Contemporary Residence and Pool in Peru, South America ? design by studio mk27, Brasil
23 Jan 2020
Lima House
Design: studio mk27 architects, Brazil
Location: Lima, Peru

Lima House is studio mk27?s first project in Lima, Peru. Located on an urban site, measuring 16m width by 30m depth, the main idea was to first create the sensation for the clients of living in a townhouse, taking into consideration all the possibilities that we had relative to the arrangement and size of the plot, and its occupancy coefficient.

The solution was to create 3 overlapping boxes. A similar resource was also used on the interiors which are divided into programmatic boxes, with wooden panels and doors that exercise the function of separation elements.
The house is therefore composed of three external boxes, placed one on top of another, and internal boxes that resolve the program. It is a ludic perspective of the space, a ?metabox? project.

The external boxes are made of slatted exposed concrete, with the front and back façades clad in different materials and acting as side covers. These materials form uniform skins that hide the openings. Despite the concrete structure which is necessarily robust, due to the great incidence of earthquakes in this region, the creation of cantilevers gives the structure a lighter feeling.

The first volume (ground floor) houses the soci...