Architecture has the
capacity of situating us in space, and making the inhabitability of a site
possible. In many ways, it is the most powerful tool that humans have to fully
interact with its surroundings and natural environment. In sites with
imposing natural landscapes, architecture scales us and works as a transition
so that humans can –at a distance- absorb its surroundings. It is only through
architecture that we are able to appropriate a site and live it. The
intention of House A is precisely to be able to appropriate its surroundings
and give its inhabitants a way to “live” the lake. The “A frame” shape is used
to its fullest potential to make this possible. Therefore, it was very
important that the structure was present in every space of the house.
Additionally, we wanted the structure to be a coherent element with the houses
functionality.
