[Aquiles Jarrín].

The project “A forest”; is a world in constant discovery. The textures, levels and elements that float and traverse invite to reinvent the forms of use and appropriation in space.

The project was developed upon an investigation carried out with the owners, through which the
main assets became clear: the importance of generating less defined spaces, with multiple and
subjective forms of use on one hand, and the need for a protagonical social area with no strong
divisions between them and the private spaces. Also, a strong presence of nature inside the
apartment was desired.

“Metal was the most suitable material for this project because its characteristics allowed a more versatile use; the pieces could be structural and part of the furniture at the same time,” the architect said, adding that most were created on site.

Without walls, the columns of the concrete structure acquired a strong presence, inviting to work with this element as a basic unit of the project, while a more poetic dimension was brought in: the columns were no longer seen as such, but as tree trunks.

This gesture of metaphorizing the space was defining for the entire design and understanding of
the project. The idea arose that we were not in a domesticated space, but were entering a wilder world, “a forest”.

Source: Dezeen
PhotographyJAG studio.