Villa Antioquia Domus by Dante Luna is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Architectura Competition Category.

FerrumArchitectura· 2021

Villa Antioquia Domus

by Dante Luna

Client: DL+A Arquitectos

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About Villa Antioquia Domus

Villa Antioquia est domicilium privatum in Cap Cana, Punta Cana, Re Publica Dominicana situm. Domus mille centum triginta metra quadrata aedificationis in area duorum milium sescentorum triginta metrorum quadratorum tegit. Consilium spatia interiora creat quae corporaliter et visualiter ad areas exteriores loci pervia sunt. Condiciones climaticae locales usum ventilationis naturalis direxerunt. Amplum proiectum in fronte aedificii limen ingressus format. Lapis nativus caelatus, ligni tegumenta et tesserae marmoreae magnae formae penum materiarum efformant.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

Villa Antioquia Domus victor est Praemii A' Design Award Ferreum, honoris amplissimi formis bonis dati, quae postulatis professionalibus et industrialibus ab creationibus bene formatis exspectatis satisfaciunt. Victores Ferrei magnam peritiam, altam specializationem, intellectum periti et facultatem creandi auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Villa Antioquia Domus creationem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, practicam et novam fore. Haec forma Ferreo victa optimas industriae consuetudines integrat et proprietates technicas idoneas, cum scientia et talento coniunctas, habet. Villa Antioquia Domus ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

Behind the Design

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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