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Project name: House in a Jungle Architecture firm: Oppenheim Architecture Location: Caracas, Venezuela Photography: Saul Yuncoxar Principal architect: Chad Oppenheim Design team: Chad Oppenheim Collaborators: Roig Arquitectos (Local Architect of Record Interior design: Oppenheim Architecture Built area: 14,800 ft² Site area: Design year: 2008 Completion year: 2019 Civil engineer: Juan Carlos Paoli Structural engineer: William Claut Sist Environmental & MEP: Environmental Engineering: Barbara De Abreu. MEP engineering: Morella Bernal Landscape: Tabora + Tabora Lighting: Iluminación Helios Supervision: Cristobal Roig (Roig Arquitectos) Visualization: Oppenheim Architecture Tools used: ArchiCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk Maya Construction: Gerenco Material: Local stone throughout exterior elevations, wood floors, concrete, glass guardrails, wood shutters Budget: Undisclosed Client: Private Status: Built Typology: Residential › House
Oppenheim Architecture: Inspired by the majesty of South American ruins, this Caracas home creates a refuge from the city. The wilderness of the Venezuelan jungle provided rich inspiration for this collaborative project with Croig Arquitectos. Imagined as an ancient stone ruin engulfed by the jungle, the house and its high boundary walls provide sanctuary in a city where a high crime rate forces many families to socialize at home.
Primitive yet classical, monumental yet domestic, we have found a balance between the security and enclosure desired, while capturing views of the wider landscape and the Cordillera de la Costa in the distance.
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