Inside One of the BEST South American Architectural Homes Contemporary
Project: Amaluna House / Casa Amaluna
Architects: Plan B Arquitectos
Photographs: Alejandro Arango
Lead Architects: Felipe Mesa, Federico Mesa
Design Team: Cristian Camacho, Santiago Maya, Laura Kate Correa, Andrés Restrepo, Sebastián Baliero, Andrés Felipe Rodríguez
Contractor: Valoriza constructora
Interior Design: Del Valle Studio
Ecosystem: Bosque Tropical Húmedo Montano
Structure: Reinforced concrete screens and steel structure
Materials: Sheet metal, exposed concrete, black stone, wood
Location: Envigado, Colombia
Faced with this single-family country house’s extensive program, Amaluna House was divided with main spaces into eleven volumes, arranging them irregularly in a lot with a large flat area. We proposed eight volumes on one level and three on two levels, which adapt to the topography and allow direct access through the hall and secondary access through the kitchen. And although their rotation is erratic,