At MEDIOMUNDO, Marta Pelegrín and Fernando Pérez conceive architecture as a process of research, learning, and dialogue with both history and the contemporary context. Recently, together with students and professors from the University of Frankfurt, we had the opportunity to revisit the Vilamajó House Museum in Montevideo, now a research centre for the Faculty of Architecture.
The experience allowed us to delve into the spatial richness of the house, where the different levels, garden, and exterior terraces frame a dynamic interior landscape. Each route reveals a sequence of domestic scenes—almost dreamlike visions of alternative ways of living—that invite further exploration into the boundaries and possibilities of contemporary domesticity.
We are especially grateful to Mónica Nieto and the Institute of History at the Faculty of Architecture, UDELAR, for their warm welcome and guidance, which enabled us to deepen our understanding of Julio Vilamajó’s work and its relevance as a reference for current architecture.
