Villa Antioquia Casa by Dante Luna is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award di Ferru in Disignu d'Architettura Competition Category.

FerruArchitettura· 2021

Villa Antioquia Casa

by Dante Luna

Client: DL+A Arquitectos

A' Design Award di Ferru Winner in Architettura Category

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The Design

About Villa Antioquia Casa

Villa Antioquia hè una residenza privata situata in Cap Cana, Punta Cana, Repubblica Dominicana. A casa cuprenu 1130 metri quadrati di custruzione nantu à un terrenu di 2630 metri quadrati. U disegnu crea spazii interni chì sò fisicamente è visualmente permeabili à e zone esterne di u situ. E cundizioni climatiche lucali anu guidatu l'usu di a ventilazione naturale. Un vastu sbalzu nantu à a facciata forma a soglia d'entrata. A petra scavata lucale, i rivestimenti in legnu è e piastrelle in marmu di grande furmatu formanu a tavulozza di i materiali.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award di Ferru

Villa Antioquia Casa hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru, una ricunniscenza prestigiosa attribuita à i boni disegni chì rispondenu à i requisiti prufessiunali è industriali aspettati da creazioni ben cuncipite. I vincitori di Ferru dimustranu una grande abilità, una alta specializazione, una cumpresa esperta è a capacità creativa di i so creatori. Si aspetta chì Villa Antioquia Casa sia una creazione assai apprezzata, ammirata è cara chì hè pratica è innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru integra e migliori pratiche di u settore è hà caratteristiche tecniche cumpetenti ligate à u sapè fà è à u talentu. Villa Antioquia Casa hè rispettatu per a so meticulosità è hè cuncipitu per furnisce miglioramenti di a qualità di a vita chì aiutanu à fà di u mondu un locu megliu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The design concept for Villa Antioquia was developed under the idea of generating interior spaces that allow permeability, both physical and visual, with the exterior areas of the site. Its design is influenced by the conditions of the location, in the use of climatic strategies to opt for natural ventilation, as well as the delight of the landscape and generate transformable spaces.
Dimensions & Packaging: Villa Antioquia is a private residence of 1130 square meters of construction in a lot of 2,630 square meters, located in Cap Cana, Punta Cana.
Tags: House, Architecture, Interior Design, Tropical, Caribbean
Production Technology: The architectural elements, their coatings and finishes, such as the walls, columns and beams were thought to form part of the final aesthetic of his perspective and spatial appreciation.

The columns were molded using custom formwork that creates a corrugated appearance. This technique creates a play of shadows and patterns that changes throughout the day and allows the architectural element to be translated into constructive honesty, a key piece for the interior design of the project.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge for the creation of this house was to related Under the regulations of the complex to comply with a 60% percentage as a sloping roof. The architectural solution took place in the development of a flat-fronted lightweight roof enough so that in its first impression, a scale of human view, it simulates a flat roof.
This resulted in the main envelope designed with different light inputs, such as strategic skylights designed for continuous vertical natural light to cover interior areas of the first level.
Research: In the seeking to satisfy the need for a summer residence for a family of 4 members, this villa is composed from its arrival by an extensive cantilever on its facade, taking into account the climatic factors of the Caribbean as it is a cyclonic zone, it composes the architectural element the main elevation fulfilling the function of entrance threshold of the villa.
Inspiration: Villa Antioquia was designed under the idea of continuity of the interior and exterior spaces. The extensive cantilever on its facade makes up the architectural element the main elevation fulfilling the function of the entrance threshold of the house.With architectural elements, such as entry lights, native materials, custom construction techniques, leading architectural pieces in the interior, a new contemporary Caribbean style is developed in contradiction to the conventional proposals.
Project Duration: Villa Antioquia was made in a time of two years from its first presentation to the turnkey. Located in the Yarari tourist development, in Punta Espada Cap Cana, Dominican Republic.
Operation Flow: Native materials of the place, such as natural carved stones combined with wood coverings are combined, large-format marble tiles create a contemporary color palette and textures typical of its tropical Caribbean location.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Dante Luna Arquitectos, 2021.
Team Members: Dante Luna Guerrero, Sarah Tió, Nicolás Naranjo, José Luis Rojas, Wilmeer De Los Santos, Gustavo Toribio, Jhosenth Gonzalez, María Nang ,Patricia Alvarez, Claudia Nuñez
Image Credits: Joel Alvarez Torres