{"id":1816084,"date":"2026-03-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1816084"},"modified":"2026-03-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:00:00","slug":"in-paraguay-architecture-doesnt-come-at-the-expense-of-nature-at-un-bosque-en-la-casa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1816084","title":{"rendered":"In Paraguay, Architecture Doesn\u2019t Come at the Expense of Nature at \u2018Un Bosque en La Casa\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bosque-casa-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The interior of a contemporary concrete, glass, and steel home amid trees and tropical plants, some of which grow through apertures in the ceiling\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images \u00a9 Federico Cairoli, courtesy of Equipo de Arquitectura, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">In Paraguay, Architecture Doesn\u2019t Come at the Expense of Nature at \u2018Un Bosque en La Casa\u2019<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-09T09:07:54-05:00\">March 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-design\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/design\/\" rel=\"tag\">Design<\/a><a class=\"category-nature\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/nature\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nature<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a 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class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"470855\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A new home designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/equipodearquitectura.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equipo de Arquitectura<\/a> begs the question: is it a house in a forest or a forest in a house? The name of the project sheds some light on that, aptly titled \u201cUn Bosque en la Casa,\u201d or \u201cA Forest in the House.\u201d Bricks, steel, glass, and concrete combine in a single-story contemporary home that\u2019s all corners, volume, and apertures, while the trees and tropical plants around it organically soften its angles.<\/p>\n<p>Architects Horacio Cherniavsky and Viviana Pozzoli took the lead on this new home in San Bernardino, Paraguay, challenging the notion that nature is in direct opposition to development. \u201c\u2018A Forest in the House\u2019 proposes an alternative approach to harmonizing the built form with its natural surroundings,\u201d the studio says. \u201cRather than treating existing trees as obstacles, the project embraces them as fundamental guides that shape the spatial program.\u201d See more on the firm\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/equipodearquitectura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bosque-casa-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470855\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bosque-casa-6.jpg\" alt=\"The inner courtyard of a contemporary concrete, glass, and steel home amid trees and tropical plants\" class=\"wp-image-470864\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bosque-casa-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470855\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bosque-casa-7.jpg\" alt=\"The interior of a contemporary concrete, glass, and steel home amid trees and tropical plants\" class=\"wp-image-470865\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bosque-casa-1-960x598.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470855\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bosque-casa-1-960x598.jpg\" alt=\"The exterior of a contemporary concrete, glass, and steel home amid trees and tropical plants\" class=\"wp-image-470859\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bosque-casa-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470855\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bosque-casa-4.jpg\" alt=\"The interior of a contemporary concrete, glass, and steel home amid trees and tropical plants\" class=\"wp-image-470862\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bosque-casa-10.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470855\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bosque-casa-10.jpg\" alt=\"The interior pool of a contemporary concrete, glass, and steel home amid trees and tropical plants\" class=\"wp-image-470857\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bosque-casa-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470855\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bosque-casa-8.jpg\" alt=\"People sit on a concrete canopy of a contemporary home amid 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