* 담장이 만드는 자유 [ Además arquitectura ] Casa Alba II

"나는 담장을 믿는다. 담장은 침묵과 내밀함을 지키는 건축의 가장 오래된 방식이다."루이스 바라간 (Luis Barragán) 

Además arquitectura-Casa Alba II

담장이라는 건축 언어
건축이 도시를 등지는 방식은 여러 가지다. 카사 알바 II(Casa Alba II)는 그 방식으로 담장을 선택했다. 부에노스아이레스 남쪽 카닝(Canning)의 한 코너 대지 위에 선 이 집은, 바깥을 향해 문을 닫는 대신 안을 향해 세계를 연다. 아데마스 아르키텍투라(Además arquitectura)가 오랜 관심을 기울여온 루이스 바라간(Luis Barragán)의 내향적 주거 철학을 계승하면서, 이 집은 담장을 단순한 경계 요소가 아니라 삶의 조건을 만들어내는 건축적 장치로 다룬다.


지면을 떠난 경계
멀리서 바라보면, 이 집의 첫인상은 거의 완전한 침묵이다. 수평으로 길게 펼쳐진 노출 콘크리트 담장은 대지의 경계를 따라 감싸며, 단 하나의 어두운 슬릿만으로 진입의 여지를 드러낸다. 이 볼륨은 지면에서 살짝 들어 올려져 있다. 그 미세한 부양감이 묵직한 콘크리트에 기묘한 가벼움을 더한다. 단절과 부유 사이 어딘가—그것이 이 집이 도시 풍경 속에 서 있는 방식이다. 담장은 부지의 모서리를 따라 완만하게 휘어진다. 남쪽 경계를 이루는 이 곡면은 빛을 받아 반사시키며, 간접 자연광을 조용히 내부로 이끌어 들인다.


빛과 바람을 위한 배치
담장을 넘으면 집은 반전된다. 외부를 향해 닫혔던 것이 내부 블록 중정(中庭)과 최적의 일조 방향을 향해 활짝 열린다. 전체 프로그램은 단층으로 구성되며, 하나의 중심축이 공적 영역과 사적 영역을 나눈다. 거실, 다이닝, 주방은 분리되지 않고 하나의 연속된 환경으로 흐른다. 북측에는 갤러리(gallery)가 내부와 풍경 사이를 매개한다. 여름에는 그늘을 드리우고, 계절이 바뀌면 빛의 각도를 조율하며—갤러리는 이 집의 기후 완충 장치다. 남측에서는 담장이 안으로 물러나며 사색의 중정을 열어낸다. 이 고요한 외부 공간은 맞통풍(교차 환기)의 통로이기도 하다. 항공에서 내려다본 평면은 'ㄷ'자 변형에 가깝다. 집은 안을 품고, 그 안에서 빛과 바람이 가로로 흐른다.


콘크리트의 언어
집은 거의 전적으로 노출 콘크리트로 완성되었다. 이 선택은 미적 취향이기 이전에 기술적 명료함이다. 보(beam) 구조 시스템이 공간을 구획하며 남북 방향의 리듬을 만들고, 연속된 담장이 그 리듬을 하나로 묶는다. 짙은 색 바닥재와 가구는 콘크리트의 물성을 전면에 세운다. 소재, 빛, 풍경—세 가지 요소는 이 집 안에서 서로를 증폭시키며 하나의 감각으로 수렴한다. 카사 알바 II는 과장하지 않는다. 재료가 솔직하고, 구조가 명확하며, 공간은 그로부터 자연스럽게 생성된다. 담장이 도시를 차단하는 그 순간부터, 이 집 안에서의 삶은 비로소 자유로워진다.


프로젝트 크레딧
건축 사무소: Además arquitectura
프로젝트명: Casa Alba II
위치: 카닝(Canning), 부에노스아이레스 주, 아르헨티나
완공 연도: 2024
사진: Federico Cairoti
출처: ArchDaily (archdaily.com/1042587)

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"Los muros están ahí para otorgar privacidad, para ocultar a quien habita, para permitir desarrollar dentro de la casa la vida profundamente libre, al margen de toda moral o tradición, al margen de toda vigilancia social o policial –al margen, en definitiva, de esa insoportable visibilidad que la moral calvinista imponía a sus compañeros modernos y su arquitectura positivista."
Iñaki Abalos, "La buena vida", "La casa Zaratustra"

Casa Alba II explores the wall as an architectural device that constructs privacy while defining the relationship between domestic life and the city. Drawing on a long standing interest in the work of Luis Barragán, the house adopts an inward-looking approach, turning away from its surroundings to create a controlled and introspective interior environment.

A continuous wall defines and encloses the house, establishing both privacy and a restrained presence within its context. Slightly lifted from the ground, it reads as a floating, precise volume at once abrupt and ethereal. Its curved geometry follows the edge of a corner plot, and as the southern boundary, it allows indirect natural light to enter the interior by reflection.

The house opens towards the inner block courtyard and optimal solar orientation. The entire program is arranged on a single level, organized along a central axis that separates public and private areas. Living, dining, and kitchen spaces are conceived as a continuous environment. To the north, a gallery mediates between the interior and the landscape, providing shade during the summer months. To the south, the wall gives way to a contemplative patio that also enables cross ventilation.

Built almost entirely in exposed concrete, the house embraces material and technical simplicity. A system of beams structures the space, establishing a clear north south rhythm that organizes the plan, while the enclosing wall unifies it. Dark flooring and furniture accentuate the presence of concrete, highlighting the interplay between material, light, and landscape.

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