Yellow House in Zapallar, Chile by aguilo + pedraza arquitectos

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The project consisted of designing a beach house in the town of Zapallar. The property is set back from the sea on the eastern border of the town. Due to the steep geography, the ocean view is preceded by rooftops, streets, trees and hills. The urban view with the ocean behind inspired key aspects of the project.

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• Architects: aguilo + pedraza arquitectos
• Project: Yellow House
• Location: Zapallar, Chile
• Photography: Nicolás Saieh
• Construction: Mauricio urzúa
• Engineering: Joel contreras
• Collaborating Architect: José lemaitre
• Site Area: 432 m²
  
• Built Area: 104,5 m²

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The architects choose to build at an elevation to take advantage of the aforementioned vistas. The home has three small overlapping levels plus a rooftop space. The first two levels house the bedrooms, the third the main living room and the rooftop has a terrace. Two types of walkways are proposed. The first consists of exterior ramps that connect the second and third floors to the public sidewalk on the southern slope of the property. This meets one of the main requirements of the project: to connect these two levels without using stairs so that they would be wheelchair accessible. There is also a system of interior overlapping stairways plus an exterior stairway that connects all of the levels. The choice of material and color for the exterior was based on a nostalgic interest in the coastline’s historical buildings. In the 20^th century, many homes were built with colorfull metallic panels, especially in Valparaíso. The imaginary of this project is based on that collective memory. As such, the choice of color and material may be more visceral than racional.

Image Courtesy © Nicolás saieh

Image Courtesy © Nicolás saieh

Image Courtesy © Nicolás saieh

Image Courtesy © Nicolás saieh

Image Courtesy © Nicolás saieh

Image Courtesy © aguilo + pedraza arquitectos

Image Courtesy © aguilo + pedraza arquitectos

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Tags: Chile, Zapallar

Categories: House, Residential

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