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The room hidden behind the wall
Marcos Guiponi

The room hidden behind the wall

The project consists of a room that can also be used as a psychologist office. A wall, a roof and a gutter that gathers rainwater define the project.

photo_credit Marcos Guiponi
Marcos Guiponi
photo_credit Marcos Guiponi
Marcos Guiponi
photo_credit Marcos Guiponi
Marcos Guiponi

Located at the back of a parcel, a wall is built that hides the room and defines a garden inside another garden. Thinking of Matta-Clark, a big hole breaks through the wall and connects both gardens. Above de wall the roof lays, peeking and protecting the entrance. The roof’s front is defined by an oversized gutter that gathers rainwater which later drips onto a rock right underneath.

photo_credit Marcos Guiponi
Marcos Guiponi
photo_credit Marcos Guiponi
Marcos Guiponi

From a limited resource’s budget perspective, walls and roofs are made of Isopanel prefab panels (self-extinguishing EPS foam core, covered by galvanized steel sheet of 0.45 millimeters on both sides, pre-painted). For the exterior an overlapped cementitious board is used. The interior walls and ceilings are coated by eucalyptus panels. For the floor a black buttoned rubber surface is used.

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