A Bleak Concrete House for the Ages? | Home Design Find
RSS

Home Design Find

No Comments »

A Bleak Concrete House for the Ages?

154 architecture

BAK Arquitects have built a family home on sand dunes on the coast of Buenos Aires near the city.

26 architecture

Lit up like a lantern at night, the transparent house looks inviting.

35 architecture

It is an L shaped house with a public wing and a sleeping wing.

201 architecture

Per the clients wishes, it is the utmost in austerity, built entirely in concrete.

173 architecture

The all-concrete kitchen furniture allows for no mistakes or design revisions.

66 architecture

Both the workbench and table surfaces are honed to a high sheen.

199 architecture

A concrete table extended into a dining area off the workbench in the kitchen will never be able to be moved an inch this way or that.

184 architecture

One hopes this concrete built-in furniture won’t go out of style any time soon: concrete structures built in Ancient Rome are still around 20 centuries later.

85 architecture

The utterly plain master bedroom at the end of the L has a private view.

106 architecture

The utmost in simple shelters, even the master bedroom appears to have no way to hang up even one garment.

56 architecture

Only in the bathroom is all the concrete relieved by a splash of color and the contrast of white fixtures.

125 architecture

The red appears to have been a sliding door to the shower.

95 architecture

Outside are two showers for returning beachcombers.

164 architecture

The house is for a couple and their three children.

76 architecture

Each child’s bedroom includes a guest bed to allow friends to stay on extended beach vacations.

116 architecture

The concrete retains the imprint of the wood forms used in casting it.

115 architecture

These huge slabs of cast concrete for walls and roofs are the only structural elements other than glass.

You can receive our articles for free in your email inbox or subscribe to our RSS feed. Just enter your email below for the email subscription:

| Buy | Print

Leave a Comment