SIP Panel house in Valparaíso Region, Chile by Alejandro Soffia and Gabriel Rudolphy

Article source: Alejandro Soffia + Gabriel Rudolphy

Built with SIP panels (Structural Insulated Panels), this house is conceived as an attempt to rationalize this construction material and achieve a maximum optimization of its structural and dimensional qualities. The totality of the house was configured with two kinds of components: wall panels (122 x 244 x 11.4 mm) and split-levelpanels (122 x 488 x 21mm). In just 10 days, 71 wall panels and 40 split-level panels were built. The loss of material was negligible.

Exterior View (Images Courtesy Felipe Fontecilla)

•  Architects: Alejandro Soffia and  Gabriel Rudolphy
• Project name: SIP Panel house
• Location: Santo Domingo, Valparaíso Region, Chile
• Structural engineer: José Manuel Morales
• Client: Vicente Hidd
• Materials: SIP panels, wood
• Project area: 139m2
• Cost: 990 U$ sqm
• Construction date: 2011
• Photographer: Felipe Fontecilla, Alejandro Soffia and Josefina López

Through the configuration of spatial modules comprised of two wall panels and two split-level panels, inhabitable spaces measuring 6 square meters were built. These spaces are the result of multiplying these volumes along the length of their transversal axis according to standard surfaces of use. The house is comprised of the sum of these different spaces.

Exterior View (Images Courtesy Felipe Fontecilla)

The spaces are grouped according to traditional programmatic similarities, and are united by a central circulation system. The principal rooms are clustered toward the north, in the quest for an ocean view. The panels exposed on the exterior are fashioned as terraces on the second and third floors. The eastern façade of the house, close to a neighbor, is more closed-off, and the western façade opens up to the light and the view. The northern and southern faces of the house, as well as the terraces, are enveloped in a wooden skin.

Exterior View (Images Courtesy Felipe Fontecilla)

Exterior View (Images Courtesy Felipe Fontecilla)

Exterior View (Images Courtesy Felipe Fontecilla)

Interior View (Images Courtesy Felipe Fontecilla)

Interior View (Images Courtesy Josefina López)

Exterior View (Images Courtesy Felipe Fontecilla)

Images Courtesy Felipe Fontecilla

Images Courtesy Alejandro Soffia

Night View (Images Courtesy Felipe Fontecilla)

Night View (Images Courtesy Felipe Fontecilla)

Tags: Chile, Valparaíso Region

Category: House

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