House in a Jungle, Caracas, Venezuela by Oppenheim Architecture
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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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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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