The V House by PlanB and Mazzanti Architects
Plan B Architects have sent us the V House they designed with Mazzanti Architects near Bogota, Colombia.
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The V House by Plan B Architects
House to enjoy a native garden and the distant view of a wetland.
Sopo county, nearby Bogota
a. Risks
Unfold the house along the high slope of the plot, avoiding the volumetric presence in favor of a branched horizontal extension. Link the deformable molecular configuration of the glass with the geometric arrangement of the house.
b. Geometry
The molecular structure of glass, flexible and modular will define the geometric structure of the plant and the transformations that occur in the design process. The specific facts of the plot, and the particular client’s lifestyle will be stresses and strains in the above structure.
c. Branches
Like the branches of a tree, the house falls over the site, and branches into two arms that separate the program into different heights: above, the social arm, bridge and terrace, and down the arm to private rooms and services. The main trunk is a library that starts the journey staggered from the house.
d. Separation
The arms are separated in two ways: the inner courtyard distances them through a native garden, and different heights allow that the zero level (ground level) of the former falls into place at roof level of the other. These two actions allow the ramifications to equally enjoy the distant view of the lake.
Designing architects: Felipe Meza (planb) – Giancarlo Mazzanti (Mazzanti Architects)
Contributing architects:
Viviana Peña
Jose Orozco
Jaime Borbón
Andrés Sarmiento
Juan Pablo Buitrago
Constructor/Builder: Jaime Pizarro
Calculus Engineer: Nicolas Parra
Photography by Rodrigo Davila
Visit the Plan B website – here.
Visit the Mazzanti Architects website – here.
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sir jorge on 24 Jul 2010 at 9:16 am #
i wish i could live in something that rad
Ethan on 24 Jul 2010 at 9:57 am #
This is not a kid friendly house.
Anderson on 24 Jul 2010 at 10:55 am #
Love the house.
Furniture should be revised.
Nice aerial pictures probably using a radio controled heli.
Very cool!
Ken on 25 Jul 2010 at 1:26 pm #
I agree. This is an accident waiting to happen for any kids living there.
Smack on 26 Jul 2010 at 6:09 am #
I spend alot of my time adapting designs to suit Building Control, often to great frustration imagining a simple world without this beaurocratic nightmare but when I see something like this being built I have to ask myself – just because Building Control (or a similar organisation) has passed the plans, does the architect not still have some moral obligation to ensure that what they design is safe? I mean come on, a roof terrace overlooking a small cliff face with a 300mm upstand just waiting to trip somebody up and no lighting whatsoever! and yet the bridge to the terrace has a token handrail!? If this home was designed for a family with children then I think it’s incredibly negligent on the architect’s part. Or maybe I’m just taking myself too seriously.
CAMIMA on 26 Jul 2010 at 2:14 pm #
I do recognize the effort to do something different, maybe that’s the idea behind their name “Plan B Architects”. Nevertheless, there is no way this house could be visited by small children or adult heavy drinkers without a great amount of risk, specially with those social areas exposed in the roof.
Besides, sometimes the risk is taken because it offers an aestetic benefit, but in this case, in my opinion, the result is not worthy at all.
Jonathan on 27 Jul 2010 at 12:23 am #
Anybody ever stop to think that these photos might have been taken before the rooftop balustrades went up, you know, to emphasise the drama of the building before the building regs, safety and moral guardianship spoiled the purity of the idea?
Or perhaps we didn’t look at the drawings which show balustrades and fixed seating preventing people getting to the edge?
Smack on 27 Jul 2010 at 5:12 am #
To Jonathon: I understand that this is probably the case but are you honestly going to argue that the purity of the building will be spoiled when it is completed!? Surely that signals a pretty obvious failure?
AP on 27 Jul 2010 at 11:55 pm #
I have to agree with Jonathan about it simply not being complete. If you look at photos 1, 2 and 2b you can clearly see the handrail on the stairs that leads from the drive to the main entry, but then by photo 3 the handrail isn’t there. There are several details in the drawings that are not present in the home itself.
While I may not necessary agree with the fact that these elements clutter the larger idea, I do recognize that sometime they can seem unsightly in photographs meant for publishing.
Either way – the house is quite intriguing in its massing, form, plan, etc. I really enjoy the large grand stand that makes its’ way down the hill inside the home.
Jonathan on 28 Jul 2010 at 6:41 am #
To Smack: No, I’m not going to argue that…. I was being rather tongue in cheek bordering on sarcastic about the whole’drama/purity/building regs/moral obligation’ business in response to the up in arms brigade who hadn’t looked at the drawings. Apologies, sarcasm font needed!
I agree with you that if it doesn’t look as good when it’s finished then the design is flawed. However, looking at the drawings the safety issue clearly has been carefully considered and I don’t think it will have been ‘ruined’ by their addition, but the building is obviously more dramatic without the balustrade in place so you can see why they would publish it like that .
tina o'darby on 29 Jul 2010 at 11:50 pm #
Cool way to have a yard when your house is situated on a steep hill. Amazing setting. Beautiful house design but the interior lacks a bit. Would’ve liked to see more pics of the inside.
y alarcon on 01 Aug 2010 at 8:34 am #
Felicitaciones, un excelente diseño, aunque un poco insegura para niños. Seguramente algo se puede hacer a este respecto, aparte de esto, un lugar precioso para vivir.
Kyle Kruchok on 09 Jan 2011 at 9:43 pm #
Am I the only one who thinks about mowing that top section? Where’s the mower kept?