In Córdoba, a Serrano bunker is a tribute to family ties and local traditions

> La Nacion> Living Magazine March 19, 202519: 345 minutes of reading 'Listening to noticebeca and Daniel, along with their daughters Josefina and Candela, always had as a shared plan get out of trekking and make mountaineering. This search for outdoor adventure took them from the city of San Jorge, in Santa Fe, to Los Reartes, a town in the Calamuchita Valley that, in addition to conserving tranquility and Creole imprint, they offered them a perfect closeness to the champaquí, the highest hill in Córdoba. The main access is seen from the street and begins the metal facade that is repeated on the sides and the background. Federico Cairoli “The project began in May 2021, when we bought the land. We were very excited to build in that place we liked so much,” Rebeca recalls. It was then that he summoned someone who was fully trusted: his nephew, the architect Valentín Brügger, creator of the VBRGG studybased in Córdoba capital. Together they embarked on that dream that was Build a country house to share weekends and family vacations. Between talks and mates that accompanied the trips to the town, Rebeca and Valentín gestated a design that, four years later, would be transformed into what is today Lelis house.Rebeca looked for a small house, with AIRS OF REFUGElet it be intimate and that could easily close When nobody lived. The final result was a bit larger than I imagined, but it responds perfectly to the slogan. Among the entrance and gallery that leads to the grill, an intermediate space is formed in the form of L. Thanks to the mobile postigones and the doors-vents, it can be opened completely, forming a whole between interior and exterior. Federico Cairolien la Ground floor there is an open kitchen, a bathroom and a being-dining room that binds or separates from the gallery thanks to generous doors-vents. Above, in a mezzanine, Two bedrooms were installed -One open that balcony on the dining room for the girls and another private for Rebeca and Daniel- and A covered terrace“To define the design, I respected the style of the oldest local constructions: houses with adobe walls and stones, with wooden and sheet roofs, round stick structure and open galleries. To that I added details taken from chapels and cabins -Nordic and oriental-, in which techniques and materials similar to those of the area are usually applied to those in the area.”

Valentín Brügger, founder of VBRGG Study

To reinforce the duality between solidity and lightness, the white ceiling of the concrete base with fixed cloth glass, which let part of the landscape cut into stripes was “took off”. Federico Cairoliel equipment followed that same simplicity. Bathrooms and elements such as shelves that sectorize the salamander They were made In in situ concrete. In the kitchenhe under the table closes with wicker mat and the bar (also concrete) treasures an ancient sleeping brought from El Fortín, Cordoba people of which Rebeca is native.

The materiality of the house is summarized in the union of two elements, the concrete and the white. This gave the house an austere imprint; A cozy bunker spirit.

In the main environments, hanging lamps were placed. A part of the electrical installation was made inside the concrete; The other is exhibited with galvanized rigid pipes. Federico CairoliIndoors and facade, cyclopean concrete was chosenwith large stones inside. “With him he played My reinterpretation of the constructions of the area. We incorporate the tradition of the stone, but artificially with the concrete, which we leave on exposure in its most gross state, with its marks and imperfections, ”Valentín details. At the beginning a snail staircase was thought, but finally this version was designed in concrete and blade folded in white. As the house was also thought to rent, a slab was made on the staircase to add the space to add the space. more personal family when there are guests. Federico Cairoli

“The idea was to generate the feeling that it floats between the rustic walls, trying to find a result as neat, light and subtle as possible.” The steps are advancing on the main environment, creating a strain -like space to sit or put plants.

Rebeca yearned to have a space to enjoy heaven on mountain nights and all the nature that embraces the house, but without leaving it. Thus was born the idea of This peculiar terrace type tower that gives towards the patio.The mezzanine is accessed to this stripped space, crossed by the ventilation of the grill and separated from the stairs by fixed glass. Above is the technical sector, with the water tank and the exterior units of the air conditioners. Federico Cairoliacá appears One of the most characteristic features of the house: the irregular holes, similar to those that the ondalo-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi printed in the Sesc Pompéia de San Pablo building.On the back of the concrete block, which is the southern side of the house, a small bathroom and a tank were installed. Federico Cairolien Total, Valentín created two, following the shapes of the stones present on the walls. In addition to the terrace, there is that of the kitchen, which connects with the street. “As that had to be closed and give some privacy, we chose to put a StopSol glass, which is a mirror on one side and transparent of the other.” The mezzanine and the roof are made with round sticks in wood and machimbre, traditional in the constructions of the town. world.”

Rebeca, homeowner

The board game and folding chairs of the gallery They are also a memory. They belonged to the hometown of Rebeca. To accompany the break, hooks for Paraguayan hammocks were put on all the Metal columns. The idea is that when the chapons opened, who is ready in one can be inside and outside at the same time. “I loved the project; it was an experience in which I could strengthen a family bond, share a lot with the masons team and live with the work. This allowed me to witness how it was evolving, as the house was materialized,” says the architect. Patio with doors-vengs that define the glazed facade, only interrupted by a simple metal railing that was placed inside. Federico Cairoli

Building in this region required a very handmade work guided by native knowledge. “That's why,” says Valentín, “I leaned a lot in Gabriel, Albañil de Alta Gracia, a nearby town, with a lot of experience as a pyrero.

At the design level, the architect wanted, when Mobile enclosures They would open, the glazed block of the bedrooms will simulate being suspended on the gallery.In the walls of the upst floor they give to the side and the patio was used gray stone. Federico Cairolila house Respect the guidelines of the commune of the reartes, which requires constructions a Large percentage of inclined roof. Hence, it has a structure of ¼ concrete with flat roof and ¾ of white metal and wooden structure with inclined roof. To distinguish the access door, four stones were placed. Each represents a family member. The one used to open, located next to the lock, is that of Rebeca, manager of the house. Federico Cairoli

“Lelis” was Rebeca's mother's signature. Calling it like this is “a tribute for your support to study.

During the day, The mirror glass of the hole that gives to the kitchen It reflects the trees and the street movement. At night, when the lights are lit, it can be observed through it what happens inside. The house emulates the forms of the constructions of the area and adds design. Federico Cairolicon The imminent arrival of the arrival of the autumnit is throbbing what for Valentín is the most beautiful era in Casa Lelis: “The trees begin to leave the leaves, which remain in the garden;According to The criteria of