Casa Paroissien by Veronica Gilotaux: Sustainable House Reuses 1940s Railway Structure in Buenos Aires

Veronica Gilotaux designed Casa Paroissien, a single-family residence in Buenos Aires completed in 2019. The house sits opposite a park that serves as a green lung for the neighborhood and surrounding homes. The lot contained a pre-existing ground-floor structure—a railway construction dating from the 1940s—which was partially reused. The core premise was to create a sustainable dwelling that maximized the use of the existing construction while incorporating dry construction systems to speed up the building timeline. The project covers 270 m² and was curated by Valentina Díaz. The design team included Eugenia Garcia Castera, Maria Carew, and Nicolas Neira. Environmental sustainability consulting was provided by ABestudio – Arq. Santiago Boffi. Suppliers included Acerolatina, Carpinteria Fuentealba, Huup Iluminacion, and Isolant. Photographs were taken by Pedro Ignacio Yáñez. The project falls under the category of houses and was originally published on ArchDaily Chile.