If you happened upon architectJavier Corvalán‘s home in rural Paraguay while its cap was down , you probably would n’t give it a 2d thought — this flyspeck atomic number 13 box looks more like a bunker than a home . But thanks to a simple windlass , the client who lives inside can tilt the full cap upward by 25 degree to create a warm , exposed - air living way .
Corvalán calls the home Caja Oscura because when the cap is in property , a tiny pinhole on its southern frontage plough the entire 2d floor into a gigantic television camera obscura ( likethis ) . Designed for a filmmaker , the space itself is separate into two canonical part : There ’s a sandstone institution that contains the kitchen and service core , and an upper story that contains the sustenance and sleeping areas .
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Above it all , a thin boxful of corrugate aluminum keep out the rain , twist , and intruders . But on nice days , inhabitants can crank up up the facade using the hand - operated winch anchored to its inside sharpness . A few turns of the hold make a six - groundwork - wide spread between the trading floor home plate and the upper edge of the box . It ’s a demonstration of the most basic principle of physics — inactivity — writ large enough for two citizenry to live well inwardly . [ DomusviaDezeen ]
Images and video byPedro Kok .
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