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Among the aspects that families look for in their homes are comfort, warmth and, in many cases, that the home serves as a kind of refuge between civilization, intimacy and nature. For this reason, even in those homes located in residential areas, those located next to garden spaces, parks and even forests have more value . This question was what the Texan architecture studio Tobin Smith Architect delved into for its project known as Casa Escuda . A home located in a residential neighborhood in the heart of San Antonio (Texas) isolated from the outside through its main façade, which offers privacy, and a natural space, which invites refuge. The main façade is conceived as a large stone wall that seeks the intimacy of the interior. Dror Baldinger main facade Walls open to a forest Casa Escuda was designed for a family with two teenage children and built on a triangular corner lot. It consists of 573 m2 of surface distributed over a main floor and a wing , located at one end, with two floors.
The rear of the house borders a wooded nature reserve . This panoramic view gives the house “a feeling of isolation despite its residential context”, since in front there is the street and other homes in the area. At the end of the house there is a two-story wing with burnished gray finishes. Dror Baldinger Wing Cambodia Telegram Number Data For this reason, the team's objective was to use this forest landscape so that the house was not only a house to house family life, but also a refuge where the inhabitants felt like they were in a cabin integrated into the forest . From the bedroom you can perfectly see the “fins” of the façade Dror Baldinger Bedroom Starting from these principles, the rear façade was configured. This responds to a line of modules made with large window walls that go from the ceiling to the floor. The windows are separated by parallel white stucco walls set back from each other, like “fins” , which offer staggered spaces and views.
In addition, the rear facade of the two-story wing is not so open and is covered with burnished gray stucco. Among the common spaces there is a bar finished in wood, an aspect that differs from the rest of the finishes. Bar Dror Baldinger The rear glazed façade contrasts with the main façade , the front, which is conceived as “a series of shields that provide privacy and mitigate solar exposure,” as defined by Smith. The solution proposed in this front façade is the use of pieces of Texas limestone , combining some smooth lines among the majority with texture , assembled in such a way that they form an extensive wall that gives its interior great intimacy. Arranged between the wall canvas, windows of various sizes open that follow the rows created by the main stone. The main entrance stands out for that vertical iron element through which water falls in the form of a waterfall from the roof. Dror Baldinger Waterfall A waterfall at the entrance Approximately in the central part of this large wall is the main entrance.
The rear of the house borders a wooded nature reserve . This panoramic view gives the house “a feeling of isolation despite its residential context”, since in front there is the street and other homes in the area. At the end of the house there is a two-story wing with burnished gray finishes. Dror Baldinger Wing Cambodia Telegram Number Data For this reason, the team's objective was to use this forest landscape so that the house was not only a house to house family life, but also a refuge where the inhabitants felt like they were in a cabin integrated into the forest . From the bedroom you can perfectly see the “fins” of the façade Dror Baldinger Bedroom Starting from these principles, the rear façade was configured. This responds to a line of modules made with large window walls that go from the ceiling to the floor. The windows are separated by parallel white stucco walls set back from each other, like “fins” , which offer staggered spaces and views.
In addition, the rear facade of the two-story wing is not so open and is covered with burnished gray stucco. Among the common spaces there is a bar finished in wood, an aspect that differs from the rest of the finishes. Bar Dror Baldinger The rear glazed façade contrasts with the main façade , the front, which is conceived as “a series of shields that provide privacy and mitigate solar exposure,” as defined by Smith. The solution proposed in this front façade is the use of pieces of Texas limestone , combining some smooth lines among the majority with texture , assembled in such a way that they form an extensive wall that gives its interior great intimacy. Arranged between the wall canvas, windows of various sizes open that follow the rows created by the main stone. The main entrance stands out for that vertical iron element through which water falls in the form of a waterfall from the roof. Dror Baldinger Waterfall A waterfall at the entrance Approximately in the central part of this large wall is the main entrance.