Caja Oscura House in Paraguay by Javier Corvalán.

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The Caja Oscura (Camera Obscura) house is situated in a rural area near Asunción, in Paraguay. Designed by Javier Corvalán, this country retreat for a film director and his partner consists of two main elements – a concrete & stone base, and a windowless box-like structure sitting on top. The upper box, clad in galvanised corrugated sheets is fitted with an ingenious tilting mechanism which allows the entire house to open up to the surrounding landscape. The manually operated system can be tilted to an angle of 25°. The inside of the house is clad with panels similar to MDF.

It’s interesting to note that this project was conceived with just 20,000 euros, although the architect didn’t allow the tiny budget to restrict his imagination. Nothing short of incredible.

See other Camera Obscura projects on Yellowtrace.

[Photography by Pedro Kok. Images courtesy of Javier Corvalán + Laboratorio de Arquitectura.]