Corrigan Estudio. Atmospheric Essay
Corrigan Estudio is a built experiment: a hybrid space that explores new ways of inhabiting through matter, light, and environmental sensitivity.
Far from following a conventional functional or typological scheme, the project is formulated from an atmospheric question:
What if climatic and sensory conditions were the starting point of architectural design?
Here, architecture does not arise from the program or from use, but from the conditions that make presence possible.
It is not about defining rooms, but about regulating temperature, light, humidity, sound, and intimacy.
Only when these variables become explicit do limits appear. Division is not a starting point, but a physical consequence of an atmospheric need.
Each area demands a specific condition:
a greater degree of thermal enclosure,
an acoustic requirement,
a need for privacy,
a concentration of humidity or indirect light.
From these premises, the space is modulated through a series of lightweight and porous materials:
metal meshes, which define without blocking;
translucent polycarbonate, which filters light while preserving privacy;
textile curtains, which unfold or gather to control visual intimacy;
and natural vegetation, which does not decorate, but rather structures, filters, and regulates.
The project proposes a free-plan layout, where traditional divisions give way to a fluid and organic organization.
The system is articulated through a sequence of built volumes that organize the circulation, contain vegetation, and accommodate diverse uses.
A central translucent oval encloses the most intimate area, providing privacy without blocking natural light.
An autonomous volume replicates the same constructive logic of the whole. It is not defined by a specific use, but by its role as a social core, capable of supporting shared life.
Movable panels allow the configuration of rest or retreat areas, solving with a single gesture the needs for privacy, storage, and flexibility, while maintaining the overall openness.
These separations do not interrupt; they activate atmospheres.
They function as sensitive filters that define spaces according to what they require, not according to how they are named.
An automated irrigation system, governed by humidity sensors, ensures the stability of the plant ecosystem.
Perimetral concealed lighting, housed at the base of these volumes, casts shifting shadows that transform the perception of the space throughout the day.
Climate control via textile ducting distributes thermal and humidity comfort evenly, integrating technology as part of the space’s vital system.
Corrigan Estudio is not defined as a home, studio, or accommodation.
It is an essay on how to define without dividing, build without isolating, and inhabit without labeling.
A space that listens, interprets, and responds to the conditions necessary for living.
