VIVIENDO PERICHÓN

Ramiro Sosa

• Architects

Living in Perichón begins before its form is defined. The starting point is to carefully acknowledge what already exists: a wooded plot, a clearing amidst the vegetation, and environmental conditions typical of a subtropical landscape. Instead of understanding the site as an empty surface upon which to place an object, the project attempts to occupy it with the least possible alteration.

The house sits within this clearing and organizes its main spaces between two large galleries facing east and west. These semi-covered spaces constitute the project's central operation. They protect the facades from direct sunlight, regulate the relationship with rainfall, and extend domestic life outdoors, creating two large shaded areas from which the house connects with the landscape.

“Living between two shadows” describes both an environmental strategy and a way of life. The house does not end at its walls: it extends beneath the galleries, in spaces where interior and exterior remain deliberately close. There, everyday activities, encounters, and moments of lingering take place that could hardly unfold in the same way in completely exposed spaces.

This feature harks back to a tradition deeply rooted in our region. Faced with a climate of high temperatures, humidity, and abundant rainfall, galleries, patios, eaves, and transitional spaces have historically served as fundamental adaptation mechanisms. The project recaptures this ingenuity without literally reproducing its forms, instead incorporating it into contemporary architecture.