Urban Oasis.

The climate of the Peruvian capital - with year-round mild temperatures and moody conditions of light and shade produced by the often lingering cloud cover - has unquestionably shaped Barclay & Crousse's architecture. PHOTO (COLOR): THE GLASS walls that enclose living spaces slide open (above), allowing interior furniture and finishes to be continuous with the water elements (right) and planted surfaces (top, right) of the courtyards. BUILDING TYPE STUDY 1,028 RECORD HOUSES "THERE ARE no weather forecasts in Lima", Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Crousse have joked when presenting their work. [Extracted from the article]