Casa C.D - Lorenzo Botero Arquitectos

Casa C.D.

San Juan – Puerto Rico

Year: 2021
Location: San Juan – Puerto Rico
Usage: Private Residential
Collaborator: Pablo Mejía
Area: 300 M2

The CD house is a system of 5 free-standing modules connected by a circulation axis whose transit produces an alternation between being inside and being outside.

The design of the house seeks to occupy the length of the property, dividing the uses of the house into isolated volumes. In this way each volume/space has more facades, better lighting, ventilation and relationship with the landscape.
The volumes are separated according to the type of spaces they contain and are therefore different from each other. Similarly, they are arranged in a sequence that goes from the most public uses to the most intimate uses.
The division of the house into modules allows air conditioning to only be used in the space that is being used at a given time, thus reducing energy consumption throughout the year.
The house is attached to the north neighbor, turning its back on it and forming a large garden to the south. This, combined with the northern latitude of the place, forces the southern facades to be protected from the sun by means of deep pergolas.