Voronoi’s Corrals is a project located in an isolated natural setting with an area of 64,5835 square feet. The overall design strategy was to segregate the rural areas of the landscape from the wild ones, with clearly defined borders that form four distinct corrals. Each corral takes clues from its microenvironment and adopts sustainable strategies to amplify the experiential qualities of both the house and the landscape. The Immersion corral is in a plateau at the edge of the white tuff and limestone cliffs which characterize the southern coast of the island. Here the senses are bombarded by the presence of the raw natural elements: the sounds of the sea, the intensity of the sun and the wind, and the broad views of a horizon framed by geological formations. The 1,830-square-foot building on this plateau is organized around exterior courtyards which are used to funnel and control the prevailing winds and provide passive ventilation. The mass is defined by volumes that step down to follow the natural slopes of the area. The exterior shell of the building is articulated by the stacking, coursing, and stepping of long limestone blocks which have low heat conductivity and provide excellent thermal protection. Furthermore, ...
Voronoi’s Corrals is a project located in an isolated natural setting with an area of 64,5835 square feet. The overall design strategy was to segregate the rural areas of the landscape from the wild ones, with clearly defined borders that form four distinct corrals. Each corral takes clues from its microenvironment and adopts sustainable strategies to amplify the experiential qualities of both the house and the landscape. The Immersion corral is in a plateau at the edge of the white tuff and limestone cliffs which characterize the southern coast of the island. Here the senses are bombarded by the presence of the raw natural elements: the sounds of the sea, the intensity of the sun and the wind, and the broad views of a horizon framed by geological formations. The 1,830-square-foot building on this plateau is organized around exterior courtyards which are used to funnel and control the prevailing winds and provide passive ventilation. The mass is defined by volumes that step down to follow the natural slopes of the area. The exterior shell of the building is articulated by the stacking, coursing, and stepping of long limestone blocks which have low heat conductivity and provide excellent thermal protection. Furthermore, ...