DCPP Arquitectos | Sky Condos

in Concept & Competition by editor — 7:55 pm | July 11, 20120 comments

Located on a privileged area of the City of Lima and with views towards the golf course, the architects sought to create an icon for the future, a new luxury housing concept in Latin America; combining the idea of incorporating the exterior space to the interior life of the apartments and creating a new relation between public and private areas.

The architects wanted to get away from the traditional tower; instead of piling up a series of identical apartments, they created three types that adjust to different necessities; each one with a clear individuality using the privative exterior spaces as our main core. The architects believe that an apartment shouldn’t lack exterior spaces; this is why our main space in each apartment is the exterior public area which contains the pool and a series of terraces that bring dynamism to the whole tower. These terraces fill the apartment with natural light and create a game of lights and shadows.

The 20 floor tower has a facade that is mainly transparent allowing the integration of the building to the exterior; generating crossed ventilation and natural lighting in all the spaces without sacrificing the privacy inside the apartments. The floor plan is open looking for a transparency all along the plot and generating the sensation that the apartments are suspended.