"Degrees is a geometric and optical device, doubling the 360-degree track of normal vision. The design originates from a central patio and from the ways in which the inner and outer worlds might interact with one another. Conceived as a solar clock that registers the passing of time, this off-the-grid house is many houses in one: during the day it frames a mountain and a volcano, opening up toward the varied views along the external perimeter of the circle; at night, it turns inward around a circular courtyard."
"Rafael Gamo + 20 Architect: Fernanda Canales Team: Aaron Jassiel, Alberto Garcia Valladares, Angela Vizcarra Interior Decoration: Camilla Pallares Structural Engineer: Gerson Huerta Grupo Sai Sanitary And Electrical Installations: Carlos Medina Grupo MEB General Contractor: Felipe Nieto"
The project uses a circular geometry to expand and double the normal 360-degree visual field, originating from a central patio that mediates inner and outer worlds. The house operates as a solar clock that records the passage of time through changing orientations and spatial experiences. During daytime hours the design frames distant landscape elements, including a mountain and a volcano, and opens toward varied views along the circle's external perimeter. At night the architecture withdraws and encloses around a circular courtyard, creating an inward-focused sequence of spaces. The dwelling is designed to function off-grid and to offer multiple spatial conditions within a single form.
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