La Coronela, Havana
1956
In one of his most ambitious projects, Quintana composes the modern Cuban house as a series of interconnected pavilions and patios. Folding concrete roofs anchor the primary spaces and provide a visual orientation. Wooden screens, glass panels and stained glass windows modulate light and access to the patios and lawns, Interior panels displayed important artworks collected by the client, a prominent neurosurgeon,