SAA completes Chilean cabin illuminated by central courtyard

A central courtyard in this remote retreat by Chilean studio SAA brings natural light to the interiors while avoiding the need to cut any additional trees surrounding the structure.

Completed in 2020 by SAA in collaboration with Diego Alvarellos, the project is located in Huilo Huilo, a natural reserve in the south of Chile. The wooden cabin encompasses 109 square metres, and counts three bedrooms.

The Refugio Impluvio cabin is nestled amongst trees that can reach up to 25 metres in height

"The design process was driven by the logic of timber construction and the remote condition of the site," said SAA, which is led by architect Sergio Araneda.

"The refuge was built by local carpenters in a fully analogue process, without electricity, and with complex logistics to supply the construction site with materials," the team added.

The interior is illuminated by a central courtyard

It's nestled within a mature forest, amongst trees that can reach up to 25 metres in height. SAA sought to design a solution that would bring natural light to the cabin, while minimising the need to clear the surrounding forest.

This led the team to develop a scheme in which most of the windows face an interior courtyard – also known as an impluvium, since it redirects water to the centre of the building. This lends the project its name, Refugio Impluvio.

SAA arranged the living spaces around this opening

"The understanding of the high ecological value of the site shaped the project's central idea of creating a volume that was able to catch sunlight in the vertical axis without having to clear the perimeter adjacent to the refuge," explained SAA.

The entrance to the cabin is from the south, where a vestibule directly faces the courtyard. All of the home's circulation is organised around this illuminated opening.

The cabin has a combined kitchen and dining area

"This void is enclosed in a full-height glass perimeter, which creates in its transparency an open window to contemplate the treetops, the sky and the rain," said the architects.

On the west side of the home are the communal areas, including a combined kitchen and dining area, and a separate living room. The interiors are all finished with locally sourced wood, creating a sense of continuity with the surrounding forest.

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In the hallway leading to the bedrooms, SAA carved out a small terrace, which enjoys abundant sunlight as it faces north. Because of the site's steep topography, this area is elevated relative to the surrounding trees.

"The refuge sits off the ground by 40 centimetres at its lower point and up to three metres at its highest point, leaving a buffer for ventilation and humidity protection, but most importantly to conserve the biodiversity of the forest below," said SAA.

The design meant that no additional trees had to be cut out

Along a corridor on the eastern side of the square floor plan are the three bedrooms. Two of these have double beds, while the third, smaller bedroom includes a pair of single beds.

The outside of the home is clad in hardwood planks, which the architects explained were chosen for their resistance to potential falling branches in the winter.

Hardwood planks clad the exterior of the home

SAA built the roof without projecting eaves, which gives the cabin a sculptural form that is enhanced by its cladding with a single material. "The result is a bold and singular presence in the forest," said SAA.

Other projects in Chile include a home made up of barrel-vaulted roofs on the island of Chiloé by Edward Rojas Arquitectos, and a ski chalet that Iragüen Viñuela Arquitectos built atop the foundations of a previously unfinished building.

The photography is byEsteban Arteaga.

Project credits

Architect: Sergio Araneda
Collaborator: Diego Alvarellos

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MasFernandez Arquitectura tops Chilean home with triangular skylight

MasFernandez Arquitectura has completed a wooden home in the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, for a client that is continually training for triathlon races.

The home is located in Chicureo, a Chilean town within the metropolitan region of Santiago. Its site enjoys easy access to a network of running and cycling trails that the owner uses for training.

The Triathletes House is laid out as a three-point star

MasFernandez also added a lap pool to the property, to allow the owners to train for swimming events as well. According to the architects, the owners are "high-performance athletes, that dedicate much of their time to practicing triathlon".

Located in the centre of a relatively large plot, the home itself is laid out as a three-point star, with no defined front or back facades.

The residence is built from engineered wood, which is left visible inside and out

MasFernandez Arquitectura explains that this layout maximises the number of windows within each room, allowing every bedroom to have direct access to the outdoors.

"The three-point star-shaped floor plan expands the perimeter and maximises the relationship with the exterior," said the studio based in Santiago.

The home's layout allows for glazing on both sides of each wing

"The pattern offers a clear distribution and an efficient use of the floor plan, in a house that effectively engages with its surroundings," they added.

The building is topped with a gently sloping roof, which defines an angular geometry where the three volumes intersect with one another.

Wooden slats add visual intrigue to the walls

The perimeter of the single-storey home is protected from the elements by this roof's overhang. The main entrance is towards the centre, where the three arms of the building converge.

This central space is the main living area and helps organise the three wings. The shortest contains the kitchen and dining room, and a laundry room with separate access to the exterior.

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The other two legs are of roughly equal size. One contains the residents' bedrooms with a small home office, and the other has a guest suite and a home gym.

At the centre of the house, a skylight helps illuminate the main living area. "Each arm converges to the centre, where a triangular skylight arranges the common spaces into each direction," said MasFernandez Arquitectura.

The overhanging roofs shelter a walkway around the perimeter

The property was built using engineered wood, including glue-laminated structural beams and columns, and wooden walls. This palette extends to wall-coverings, doors and ceilings, lending a cohesive feeling to the interiors.

According to MasFernandez Arquitectura, wood was chosen for its sustainability and energy-efficiency characteristics. In certain areas, the architects designed a slatted pattern for the walls, which adds visual interest to the material.

The main living space is located at the centre of the house

Throughout the residence, a continuously concrete slab forms the interior and exterior floor finish.

Other residential projects in Chile include a block of row houses that was designed to appear as if it were one large residence, and a ski chalet that was built upon the foundations of a previous, unfinished project.

The photography is byNico Saieh.

Project credits:

Architects: MasFernandez Arquitectura
Collaborating architects: Jaime Errázuriz, Daniela Bustamante

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MasFernandez Arquitectura tops Chilean home with triangular skylight

MasFernandez Arquitectura has completed a wooden home in the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, for a client that is continually training for triathlon races.

The home is located in Chicureo, a Chilean town within the metropolitan region of Santiago. Its site enjoys easy access to a network of running and cycling trails that the owner uses for training.

The Triathletes House is laid out as a three-point star

MasFernandez also added a lap pool to the property, to allow the owners to train for swimming events as well. According to the architects, the owners are "high-performance athletes, that dedicate much of their time to practicing triathlon".

Located in the centre of a relatively large plot, the home itself is laid out as a three-point star, with no defined front or back facades.

The residence is built from engineered wood, which is left visible inside and out

MasFernandez Arquitectura explains that this layout maximises the number of windows within each room, allowing every bedroom to have direct access to the outdoors.

"The three-point star-shaped floor plan expands the perimeter and maximises the relationship with the exterior," said the studio based in Santiago.

The home's layout allows for glazing on both sides of each wing

"The pattern offers a clear distribution and an efficient use of the floor plan, in a house that effectively engages with its surroundings," they added.

The building is topped with a gently sloping roof, which defines an angular geometry where the three volumes intersect with one another.

Wooden slats add visual intrigue to the walls

The perimeter of the single-storey home is protected from the elements by this roof's overhang. The main entrance is towards the centre, where the three arms of the building converge.

This central space is the main living area and helps organise the three wings. The shortest contains the kitchen and dining room, and a laundry room with separate access to the exterior.

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The other two legs are of roughly equal size. One contains the residents' bedrooms with a small home office, and the other has a guest suite and a home gym.

At the centre of the house, a skylight helps illuminate the main living area. "Each arm converges to the centre, where a triangular skylight arranges the common spaces into each direction," said MasFernandez Arquitectura.

The overhanging roofs shelter a walkway around the perimeter

The property was built using engineered wood, including glue-laminated structural beams and columns, and wooden walls. This palette extends to wall-coverings, doors and ceilings, lending a cohesive feeling to the interiors.

According to MasFernandez Arquitectura, wood was chosen for its sustainability and energy-efficiency characteristics. In certain areas, the architects designed a slatted pattern for the walls, which adds visual interest to the material.

The main living space is located at the centre of the house

Throughout the residence, a continuously concrete slab forms the interior and exterior floor finish.

Other residential projects in Chile include a block of row houses that was designed to appear as if it were one large residence, and a ski chalet that was built upon the foundations of a previous, unfinished project.

The photography is byNico Saieh.

Project credits:

Architects: MasFernandez Arquitectura
Collaborating architects: Jaime Errázuriz, Daniela Bustamante

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Lucas Maino Fernandez completes Casa Un Patio in dense Chilean forest

Native ferns and trees grow within the centre of this home in Molco, Chile, which architect Lucas Maino Fernandez designed to establish continuity between the living spaces and the surrounding forest.

Casa Un Patio, which roughly translates to Courtyard House, is located near Lake Villarica in central Chile. It sits between the lake and a volcano of the same name, on a remote and rugged site.

Native ferns and trees grow within the centre of Casa Un Pation

"The terrain is characterized by its dense and young vegetation and difficult access," said Lucas Maino Fernandez, who is based in the capital Santiago.

The architect wanted to create a strong relationship to the home's natural surroundings and chose to organise the living spaces around a lush central courtyard.

Lucas Maino Fernandez built the house in a dense Chilean forest

"The central operation of the proposal is to create an interior void, with the purpose of enhancing a portion of the forest, framing the context of the sector, and integrating the existing vegetation into the house," Maino Fernandez said.

"This elemental intention introduces this natural element to the project from the center, and not only from the perimeter, as it would have with a closed volume," he added.

The home is arranged around a lush central courtyard

The architect incorporated a parking space beneath the first storey of the 223-square-metre residence. A corridor with windows onto the courtyard leads to the open-plan kitchen, living and dining room.

In addition to overlooking the courtyard, the communal areas lead out onto a covered terrace that meets the site's grade at the back of the home.

A gentle staircase links the two sides of the house

"Here, the perimeter transparency of these spaces generates continuity with the outer forest," explained Maino Fernandez.

A gradual staircase leads to the upper level, where the bedrooms are located. They share a corridor that is fully glazed but faces the interior garden.

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According to the architect, this allows for passive heating within the home, as the surrounding trees block out much of the area's natural light.

"Another aspect that the interior patio solves has to do with providing light and heat to the project since the lushness of the forest produces a dark and cool environment," he said.

Altogether, the home encompasses three bedrooms, including a guest room on the ground floor.

Wooden flooring, window frames and walls feature in Casa Un Patio

The material palette inside matches the natural surroundings: wood flooring, window frames, and walls bring warmth to the interiors.

Meanwhile, facade materials were selected for their durability, low maintenance, and ease of assembly. They include black corrugated metal sheets, polycarbonate panels, and ornamental wood shutters.

Facade materials like black corrugated metal sheets were chosen for durability

Other remote homes in Chile include a ski cabin that was built atop the foundations of a previous failed construction project, and a lakeside home that sits on stilts to create a covered exterior space.

The photography is byMarcos Zegers.

Project credits:

Architects: Lucas Maino Fernandez
Lead architect: Lucas Maino
Design team: Catalina Briones, Macarena Gonzalez
Engineering: Matias Zuñiga

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Elton Léniz perches Casa BB on hillside overlooking Chilean lake

A black holiday home by Chilean architecture studio Elton Léniz is lifted off the ground by wooden stilts to help reduce the building's impact on the earth.

Casa BB rises up from a slender, wooded site along Lake Calafquén in southern Chile. Just beyond the lake is Villarrica, one of the country's most active volcanoes.

Elton Léniz designed the house on stilts to overlook a Chilean lake

The building serves as a vacation house for a couple with two children. Santiago-based Elton Léniz aimed to capitalise on the scenery while also providing a sense of privacy.

"The narrow proportion of the site suggested a small, vertical design that would maximise unobstructed views of the impressive geography while freeing up as much space as possible between neighbouring buildings," the team said.

A micro-perforated screen mitigates sun exposure

To reduce exposure to ground moisture and to minimise disturbance to the hillside, the team propped the house up on wooden supports.

"This compact house sits almost like a container on a wooden structure, with minimal intervention in the terrain and the slope," the team said.

Cuts and openings connect occupants to the outdoors

Facades are clad in Quadroline aluminium panels from Hunter Douglas – a low-maintenance material with simple, vertical lines.

The panels' black colour helps the home blend with the terrain.

The compact house resembles a container

On the north is a micro-perforated screen that mitigates sun exposure while preserving a visual connection with the landscape.

The home's entrance is on the south side, where a wooden walkway leads to the front door. The bottom level holds the kitchen, living room, dining area and a sheltered patio, along with a bedroom.

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The social spaces are designed to flow into each other. "Living room, dining room, kitchen and barbecue-terrace are continuously articulated to allow simultaneous activities," the team said.

The main bedrooms are found on the upper level.

The house is entered via a wooden walkway

Rooms feature contemporary decor and ample use of earthy materials, including pine wood. Cuts and openings in the building enable occupants to feel connected to the outdoor setting.

"This allows one to silently confront geography and to discover new relations with the landscape from within the space," the team said.

Facades are clad in black Quadroline aluminium panels

Led by Mirene Elton and Mauricio Léniz, the firm Elton Léniz has designed a number of residential projects, including Casa El Pangue – a hillside house in Chile that offers panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean.

The photography is byCristobal Palma.

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Triangular embeds PR House on a forested hillside in Chile

A series of concrete retaining walls help support an irregularly shaped holiday home in southern Chile that was designed by architecture firm Triangular.

The PR House is located in Cunco, a city in Chile's Cautín Province. Designed for a family from Santiago, the vacation home sits on a wooded hillside that looks toward Colico Lake.

Above: Triangular nestled the residence within a Chilean forest. Top image: PR House has an irregular V-shape

The main challenges for Triangular, a Santiago-based firm, were building a home on a steep slope and capturing views of the lake.

The team ended up creating a two-storey, 240-square-metre house that is roughly V-shaped in plan. The home is oriented in a way that provides the most extensive views of the water.

The building cantilevers over the grassy landscape towards the water

The home is set amongst a series of concrete retaining walls that enable the building to rest on the hillside. The walls intervene as little as possible in the terrain, and their graphite colour helps them merge with the site, the architects said.

Materials were chosen for their durability and ability to blend with the natural context.

The walls were placed to intervene as little as possible in the terrain

Facades are clad in high-performance wood that has been chemically modified through a process called acetylation.

"This kind of cladding, provided by the company Leaf with 50 years of warranty, is perfect for the rainy climate of Cunco," the team said.

Large glass windows allow the living space to extend outdoors

The home is topped with a pre-painted, metal-clad roof with no gutters. The contours of the roof enable the shedding of rainwater – an ideal solution in areas where leaves might otherwise clog rainwater pipes.

The exterior also has several terraces with pine decking and metal railings.

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Within the dwelling, there is a separation between public and private spaces.

"This clear zoning is due to the need for ample family gathering spaces and, simultaneously, places of tranquility, with total independence from each other," the studio said.

The kitchen, dining and living room are on the lower floor

The layout also enables adaptability of use and meets different thermal requirements during the year, the team added.

The lower level encompasses a kitchen, dining area and living room, while the upper floor holds a master suite and several additional bedrooms.

The floor is covered in porcelain tiles

Interior finishes include knot-free pine that was provided by a local wood manufacturer.

Porcelain tiles clad a metal-and-wood floor. A seven-centimetre, concrete floor slab – about half the thickness of a regular slab – minimises vibrations and accommodates heating ducts.

Pine terraces run around both floors of the house

Large stretches of glass offer a strong connection with the landscape, as do outdoor terraces on both levels. On the lower level, a covered patio features a built-in grill.

Other Chilean houses include an amoeba-shaped, coastal dwelling by Gubbins Polidura Arquitectos and Más Arquitectos, and a wood-clad ski cabin by Iragüen Viñuela Arquitectos that was built atop the foundation of an uncompleted home.

The photography is byNicolás Sanchez.

Project credits:

Architecture firm: Triangular
Lead architects: Tomás Swett Amenábar, Alejandro Armstrong Ramos

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Casa S is an amoeba-shaped home on the coast of Chile

A concrete podium topped with a sculptural, glazed volume forms Casa S, a cliffside Chilean house by architecture firms Gubbins Polidura Arquitectos and Más Arquitectos.

The project is located in Punta Pite, a community that sits between the beach towns of Zapallar and Papudo on the Chilean coast. As indicated by its name – punta is Spanish for tip – the site juts out into the sea.

Casa S sits on a clifftop that juts out to sea

Santiago firms Gubbins Polidura Arquitectos and Más Arquitectos were tasked with designing a second home for a couple with three children.

Their design was heavily influenced by the client’s unique property, which is almost 100 metres long and has a steep, rocky drop of 20 metres.

The structure is shaped like an amoeba

"One of the main objectives of the project was to create a horizontal plane – a large podium that allows for habitation and highlights the strength of the landscape, the view of the sea and the sunset," the team said.

The two-level Casa S consists of a V-shaped, concrete podium topped with a glazed, amoeba-shaped volume.

The house is embedded into the site

The podium is embedded in the site, making it barely visible from certain vantage points.

"This reduces the image of a large house in the landscape," the team said. "When you are in the pavilion on the upper floor, the rest of the house disappears."

Casa S features views of the surrounding coastline

Within the 420-square-metre dwelling, there is a clear division between public and private areas.

"The idea of the proposal was to separate the public and private programs into two pieces arranged one on top of the other, relating both levels to the landscape," the team said.

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Upstairs one finds the kitchen, dining area and living room. Each occupies a circular room with a sunken central portion.

Floor-to-ceiling glass enables the rooms to feel integrated with the natural terrain. Granite flooring continues outdoors, further helping the interior merge with the landscape.

A spiral staircase is located at the heart of the ground level

At the heart of the ground level is a spiral staircase, which leads down to the sleeping area. One side holds a main suite, while the other encompasses three bedrooms.

Throughout the home, the team used a restrained palette of materials, including stone, wood and board-formed concrete. Stacked plywood boards form the stairs and dining furniture.

Chocolate-toned wood is found throughout the home

Given Chile’s high amount of seismic activity, the architects were mindful of earthquakes while designing the building. The upper portion consists of a concrete slab that rests on 21 steel columns.

"The height of the columns is the minimum, 230 centimetres, thus avoiding the possible deformation of the structure in the face of dynamic stress," the team said.

"This height enhances the horizontality of the enclosures, highlighting the views always towards the horizon."

The podium is made of concrete

Other coastal dwellings in Chile include a pair of minimalist, timber-clad cabins by Croxatto and Opazo Architects, and a cliffside retreat by the late Chilean architect Cristián Boza that features a winding yellow wall and circular swimming pool.

The photography is byCristobal Palma.

Project credits:

Architecture firms: Gubbins Polidura Arquitectos and Más Arquitectos
Architects: Antonio Polidura and Alex Brahm
Landscape: Juan Grimm
Architecture collaborator: Hernan Fournies
Project calculations: Alberto Maccioni
Construction: Daniel Alemparte
Lighting: Greene During Iluminacion and Luxia Lighting

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Iragüen Viñuela Arquitectos completes Chilean ski cabin atop reused foundations

Iragüen Viñuela Arquitectos has reused the foundations of a previous building project for this holiday home in Chile, which can accommodate up to 12 guests.

The two-storey cabin is located by the Cautín River and was commissioned by a client to enjoy winter sports with his family at the nearby resort Corralco, which is famed for its long snow season.

The cabin is positioned by the Cautín River in Chile

After the client parted ways with another architect and contractor that left only the building's foundations completed, Iragüen Viñuela Arquitectos – a Santiago-based studio led by Daniel Iragüen Contreras and Claudio Viñuela Schweitzer – was tasked with completing the job before the start of the following winter.

The existing foundation, on a bend in the river, was an ideal location for the home.

The house was built atop reused foundations

"The platform had been built in a small clearing in the forest, without cutting any trees, right at the tip of the peninsula, which allowed it to be surrounded by the river, with spectacular views towards the forest and up the hillside," the architects explained.

On the ground floor, a central open space forms the heart of the home, where the owners and their guests meet for meals and relaxing. Two bedrooms occupy either end of this level.

A central open space forms the heart of the home

"We arranged the ground-floor program to make the most of the views, contemplating a cross-shaped layout with views at its ends towards the four cardinal points," the architects explained.

"In this way, the corridor on the east-west axis leads to openings at either end, while the open central space is facing direct sunlight from the north and views of the river to the south."

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Upstairs, the architects included four bunk beds that can accommodate up to eight children. The open area between the beds is large enough to form a secondary play area away from the main living room.

The home also enjoys a variety of outdoor spaces. New patios were built off-axis from the main building, creating platforms for a swimming pool and hot tub surrounded by the thick forest.

Interiors are lined with dark-stained wood

On the north side of the home, an exterior space with a grill connects to the living and dining space through full-height, sliding glass doors, allowing the residents to cook outdoors easily.

Iragüen Viñuela Arquitectos chose a simple wooden palette for the home. Its exterior boards were directly influenced by surrounding agricultural buildings. Inside, dark-stained wood lends the home a muted and tranquil ambiance.

Two bedrooms occupy either end of the ground floor

"A skin of wooden planks worn by the sun covers the main facades, borrowing from the way in which the cattle sheds in the area are lined and the grey tone of the tree bark," said Iragüen Viñuela Arquitectos.

"The interior of the house completely covered in black wood allows a great contrast with the white winter and green summer landscape, and offers an atmosphere of introspection and calm according to the vocation of shelter."

Bunk beds and a play area for children are located upstairs

Other residences in Chile include a home on the island of Chiloé by Edward Rojas Arquitectos that draws cues from timber construction traditions tracing back to Jesuit colonisation, and a low-slung home outside Santiago with hidden courtyards that help define the interiors.

The photography is byMarcos Zegers.

Project credits:

Design team: Daniel Iragüen, Claudio Viñuela, Alexa Napp
Contractor: Javier Viñuela

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Three vaulted volumes form remote Chilean retreat by Edward Rojas Arquitectos

A trio of vaulted wooden structures connected by an exterior walkway make up this house on the island of Chiloé, Chile, by local firm Edward Rojas Arquitectos.

Casa Abovedada, which means "Vaulted House", sits on a sloped site in Nercón – a small community outside the city of Castro, the capital of Chiloé province and the architect's home base.

Casa Abovedada comprises three wooden volumes with vaulted roofs

The island of Chiloé is known for its unique style of wooden buildings, known as Chilotan architecture, and is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The style is influenced both by indigenous Chilean buildings, and the wooden houses and churches built by Jesuit missionaries as early as the 17th Century.

Corridors connect the house's three volumes

In reference to this vernacular, Edward Rojas Arquitectos separated Casa Abovedada into three similar volumes, each of which is topped by a vaulted roof and covered in wooden shingles typical to the region.

To make the most of the home's picturesque setting, the blocks are splayed out to face in different directions.

Arched windows add a contemporary twist to the island of Chiloé's traditional architecture style

"Abovedada House is located on a high-rise terrain with good sun and extraordinary views of the landscape," said the firm.

"[Its] volumes are interconnected by corridors – galleries and terraces that look at the landscape that draws on the horizon the Chilean Patagonia."

Wood is also used throughout the interior, also referencing the local Chilotan architecture

Each end of the home contains bedrooms, with the parents' quarters in the northern block while their children sleep on the opposite side.

The central space is occupied by the communal areas, offering an intermediate area for the family to come together.

The vaulted tops of the blocks are each used for different purposes.

Above the owners' bedroom, the architects included a library and home office. In the children's wing, there are two guest bedrooms on the upper floor.

Stained glass windows enliven the home's central area

"In the central area, enriched by stained glass windows, a mezzanine emphasises the height and the vault as protagonists of the house," said Edward Rojas Arquitectos.

Although the home draws heavily from the influence of the area's traditional architecture, its simplified shape and details like arched or even circular openings lend the project a contemporary appearance.

The central volume acts as a family gathering space, between the bedrooms on either side

The home is almost entirely built of wood, including its structure, exterior cladding, and interior finishes.

According to Edward Rojas Arquitectos, the use of wood and traditional building materials is a central focus of the studio.

The upper level of each volume is designated for a different use

"The architecture that we make, must be born from the context of the work, interpreting the ancestral values of the architecture of the South, and through them projecting contemporary works," the firm said.

Other projects on the remote and rugged island of Chiloé include a self-built retreat for architect Guillermo Acuña with striking red interiors and a hotel by Mobil Arquitectos.

The photography is by Antonella Torti.

Project credits:

Lead architects: Edward Roja Vega, Esteban Uribe Mansilla
Project team: Carolina Vidal, Valentina Riquelme Quintanilla, Andrea Mansilla Barra

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Lush courtyards punctuate Chilean retreat Casa Altos by Duque Motta & AA

Pocket courtyards are hidden within this concrete house by Chilean architects Duque Motta & AA, bringing light deep into the home and creating unexpected moments of greenery.

Dubbed Casa Altos, the single-storey home is located in Chicureo, a residential area outside of Chile's capital Santiago. The home is comprised of two rectangular volumes set at a slight angle, to provide residents with better views and solar exposure.

Solar shading is included in the design of Casa Altos

The 340-square-metre home's communal areas are within the larger of the two volumes, which guests enter under an overhanging concrete roof. In addition to marking the entrance, this protects it from the harsh summer sun, while keeping moisture away during the damp winter season.

The centre of this volume contains a landscaped inner patio, which delineates the living room, kitchen, and dining area. Glass walls on three sides create a sense of continuity between these spaces, while a picture window offers more selective views of the space from the kitchen side.

The architects describe the courtyards as "spatial articulators"

"The project's circulations are arranged around these patios, which act as spatial articulators, separating the different programs but visually linking them," said Duque Motta y Arquitectos Associados, or Duque Motta & AA.

Some of the courtyards contain water features

Near the living and dining room, the facade is pulled back from the perimeter of the building, creating a shaded seating area. "The facade design is proposed based on a perimeter structure that responds to the climatic conditions of the place," the architects explained.

"This perimeter concrete structure formally defines the house," the firm added. This is most apparent at the corners of the home, where the columns have a distinctive angular profile.

A covered walkway leads to the bedrooms, which are similarly laid out around an interior courtyard. Because of the floor plan's square proportions, these openings in the roof help to bring more daylight to the centre of the space. One of these openings in the building's roof contains a natural water feature.

Native plants feature in the courtyards

The owner's suite, which includes its own bathroom, a walk-in closet, and a study, occupies half of this volume. On the opposite side, three bedrooms share a bathroom and lounge area.

Inside, wooden finishes contrast with the structural concrete that makes up the building's frame. Images of the project show an otherwise limited palette of materials.

The house is built from angled concrete forms

"This structure seeks to build a facade with thickness and depth, using concrete with all its expression capacities," explained Duque Mota.

The Santiago-based studio completed a campus building for the Diego Portales University, using a similar language of a monolithic concrete structure enclosing a courtyard within.

Other residences in Chile include a low-slung cabin that was built using modular construction by Max-A and a waterfront retreat on bright red stilts located on the country's Chiloe Island.

Photography is by Pablo Casals.

Project credits:

Architect: Rodrigo Duque Motta
Team: Miguel Cohen, Emilio Fuentes and Sofia Oyarzun

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Ignacio Correa Arquitecto creates kinked Lake Pavilion for waterfront site in Chile

Architecture studio Ignacio Correa Arquitecto used concrete, masonry and glass to build a small holiday home that overlooks a lake in central Chile.

The Lake Pavilion is located in the town of La Estrella, about 140 kilometres south of Santiago. It rests on a grassy, tree-studded site that slopes down toward Lake Rapel.

Ignacio Correa Arquitecto has designed a lakehouse in Chile

Ignacio Correa Arquitecto, which is based in Santiago, created the 85-square-metre, single-storey pavilion that is rectangular in plan with a subtle kink near its centre. The main facade looks north toward a canal that flows into the lake.

"This location ensures the greatest possible distance between the facade and the canal itself, leaving a park of pine trees there, which is the area where the garden is projected," the team said.

It stands next to Lake Rapel

A concrete foundation forms a plinth that accommodates the slope of the site.

The building’s exterior walls are made of masonry covered with stucco. Large stretches of glass are framed with black metal.

The holiday home has a kink in its plan

On the south facade, concrete boxes that protrude from the building hold a wood-burning stove and a storage niche.

The dwelling is accessed via a route that starts at the top of the site and runs along the front facade.

The corridor along the pavilion is shaded by an upturned eave supported by a row of steel columns.

"A metallic structure allows the pillars of the gallery to be moved outward, thus freeing the opening of the facade toward the park," the team said.

The house has views across the lake

Inside, the home contains an open-plan public area and sleeping quarters. The common spaces are located closer to the lake, where sliding glass doors help blur the boundary between inside and out.

The interior features neutral colours and earthy finishes, such as a wooden ceiling and stone-clad wall. The public zone is fitted with woven chairs and a live-edge dining table with matching benches.

The facades have large windows

Ignacio Correa Arquitecto has completed a number of dwellings in its home country of Chile, including a two-storey dwelling in Patagonia that was influenced by the area’s challenging weather, and a long, wood-clad home that was built for a family of farmers.

Photography is by Pablo Casals Aguirre.

Project credits:

Designer: Ignacio Correa Arquitecto
Structural engineer: Alex Pop
Builder: Roberto Leyton

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Max-A builds low-cost modular cabin overlooking Lake Ranco in Chile

Chilean studio Max-A combined local materials with modular construction to keep costs down on Casa Tobita, a holiday home built for less that £115,000.

Located on the east side of Lake Ranco, the fourth biggest lake in Chile, the single-storey house is a rural retreat for couple Cristóbal Concha and Francisca Eguiguren.

The total build cost for the 270 square-metre project was 110 million Chilean pesos, which equates to just under £115,000, or £425 per square metre.

Max-A principal Maximiliano Noguera Balmaceda achieved this by designing a house that could be easily constructed by local builders, using materials that can be sourced from the region, to reduce transport costs.

The modular construction approach was also key, allowing Casa Tobita to be built quickly with minimal waste.

"Every time our firm is faced with projects in remote locations, we thoroughly investigate the area for available construction material, local consultants and construction teams," explained Noguera Balmaceda.

"By designing with modules, we not only reduce waste but also accelerate the construction process, making it possible to have the finished home in short time frames," he continued.

"Using predefined measurements allowed us to work with locally produced wood and play with fitting programmatic needs into these dimensions while not losing spatial quality."

The wood they chose was radiata pine, also known as Monterey pine because it originates from Mexico. This wood was treated with a grey oil stabiliser on the exterior, which gives the building its dark colour.

The structure is raised off the ground, minimising its impact on the landscape. Similarly, the overhanging roof is a separate element elevated above the building volume.

According to the architect, these two moves help to "maintain the thermal mass of the house and buffer the intensive rainfall present in the Los Rios region of Chile".

The modular construction gives the building a linear interior layout. There are two wings, positioned at a 30-degree angle from each other, which are both sheltered under the continuous, angular roof.

The largest of the two wings contains the main living spaces, including three bedrooms, a TV room, and an open-plan kitchen, lounge and dining space.

The smaller wing contains two independent bedrooms and bathrooms, designed to host extended family and guests. There's also a sheltered terrace in between, which can be made more open or closed with a system of full-height doors.

Noguera Balmaceda hopes that these customised details give Casa Tobita a bespoke feeling, even though the design is very simple.

"We hope the owners and visitors take away how a house can uniquely respond to a specific site and still be considered a modular design," he added.

Other Chilean homes on Dezeen include an angular pavilion overlooking the Pacific Ocean that has a cantilevered upper floor to take advantage of the views and a blackened pine-clad house designed by architects Pablo Saric and Cristian Winckler.

Photography is by Nico Saieh.

Project credits:

Architects: Max-A Arquitectura + Arquitectura del Paisaje
Architects in charge: Maximiliano Noguera, Alejandra Marambio
Structural engineering: Max-A
Lighting: Espacio Negro

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