- Project: Kruppa House
- Architect: Capa Arquitectura
- Location: Colombia, Vereda el Penasco
- Year: 2019
- Area: 450 m2
- Photography: Mateo Soto
A House Defined by Modules and Movement
In the hills of Vereda El Peñasco, Colombia, Capa Arquitectura designed Kruppa House, a distinctive residence composed of four staggered modules. These structures, connected by two subterranean garden tunnels, create a fragmented yet unified architectural composition that responds to the site’s sloping topography.
Each module maintains the same proportions but is rotated relative to the previous one. This rotation produces angular openings and interior gardens, establishing a rhythm between roofs, ridge lines, and facades. The resulting geometry gives the house both cohesion and variety, weaving indoor and outdoor spaces together.
Black Exterior, Luminous Interior
The striking contrast between exterior and interior defines the home’s identity.
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Exterior: A minimalist black envelope integrates the house into its natural surroundings, giving it a monolithic presence.
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Interior: Light-toned wood wraps the internal surfaces, creating warmth and luminosity that counterbalances the dark outer shell.
As light filters through the rotated facades and glass openings, it creates a dynamic play of shadows and colors that changes throughout the day. The house is never static; it is an ever-shifting stage of natural illumination.
Spatial Features and Surprises
Kruppa House reveals itself gradually, encouraging discovery as one moves through its asymmetrical volumes. The design incorporates unique architectural gestures and spatial features, including:
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A metal bridge that serves as the entrance, adding drama to the approach.
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A walkway-library suspended above the social area, blending circulation with knowledge.
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A ceramic workshop on the first level, underscoring the house’s creative function.
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A mesh platform stretched across a double-height void, inviting playful interaction.
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A Turkish room, enriching the home with cultural layering and ritualized relaxation.
Each of these elements enhances the house’s narrative of contrast and exploration.
An Architecture of Asymmetry and Transparency
Despite its modular logic, Kruppa House resists symmetry. Instead, it offers unexpected perspectives, rotated geometries, and transverse transparency across the staggered volumes. The circulation paths through the house—bridges, tunnels, staircases—encourage a continual process of discovery, making the residence both a home and an architectural journey.
Kruppa House by Capa Arquitectura is a bold experiment in modular architecture and contrast. Its black monolithic exterior and luminous wood interior, its garden tunnels and angular openings, and its array of spatial surprises all combine to create a residence that is both playful and profound.
This Colombian home is more than shelter; it is an architectural promenade of light, shadow, and asymmetry, designed to be experienced step by step.
