In Paraguay, Architecture Doesn't Come at the Expense of Nature at 'Un Bosque en La Casa'

"'A Forest in the House' proposes an alternative approach to harmonizing the built form with its natural surroundings. Rather than treating existing trees as obstacles, the project embraces them as fundamental guides that shape the spatial program."

"Bricks, steel, glass, and concrete combine in a single-story contemporary home that's all corners, volume, and apertures, while the trees and tropical plants around it organically soften its angles."

Equipo de Arquitectura designed a single-story contemporary home in San Bernardino, Paraguay, titled 'A Forest in the House,' which challenges the traditional opposition between nature and development. The structure combines bricks, steel, glass, and concrete with sharp angles and volumes, while surrounding trees and tropical plants organically soften its geometric forms. Architects Horacio Cherniavsky and Viviana Pozzoli approached the project by treating existing trees as fundamental design elements that shape the spatial program, rather than viewing them as obstacles to development. This design philosophy demonstrates an alternative approach to harmonizing built structures with their natural surroundings.

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