Argentinian artist and designer Edgardo Gimenez has created an artist residency in Uruguay called Casa Neptuna that features playful geometry and bright colours.Casa Neptuna comprises an elongated one-storey structure made up of blocks and topped with decorative sculptural forms.
Edgardo wanted the house to be a space where one feels free to encourage creative thinking.Casa Neptuna has living quarters for two artists, as well as a shared studio space, kitchen and common room.
Opting for local materials like plaster and brick,Giménez created an envelope made of interlocking geometries. The whole building sits on a yellow-painted platform, while the majority of the structure was painted a fluorescent green.
It was Edgardo Gimenez who decided the colors and all the aspects involving the design of Casa Neptuna.From the colors, the repetition of circular shapes in windows and arches, to his emblematic clover-shaped door, are clear examples of his personal signature.
The residence is indicative of Gimenez's art style.While the exterior is vibrant and comes across as a piece of fine art in itself, the interiors are decidedly more minimal.The interior is characterised by white walls and black metallic accents that frame the porthole windows as well as the floor-to-ceiling windows of the studio.
- Architect: Edgardo Gimenez
- Photos: Cristobal Palma