The assignment consisted of the design of an Events Center for 1.000 people located in Santiago de Chile. The land had the potential that there were ruins of an old 19th century mansion located on a small hill.
Through work with archaeologists, all of the stone and masonry walls that remained in the place were rescued. The cleaning and removal of land accumulated by earthquakes and looting, revealed the importance and elegance of the ruin, transforming them into elements that could be protagonists within the architectural proposal. In this way, the main concept was to value the vestiges and original materials of the existing ruin so that they function as a backdrop for the events center, seeking to build only the essential elements required for the new uses and programs. The project is integrated in between a system of walls, patios and esplanades that configure interior, extension or cocktail spaces; being located among the ruins of the house, which allows it to have a privileged view over the sector, and in turn become a recognizable urban landmark for the commune.
The house is located at the front line next to the sea of a few lots condominium, in the north zone of Matanzas. The land that is part of this lot, is formed by a slight slope that leads to a 65-meter cliff, ending at the beach.
For the general design of the house, three main factors were considered that were decisive in the decision-making process: to protect an exterior sector from the strong south-westerly wind that prevails in the area, to maintain privacy from the neighbors on the north and south sides, and to take full advantage of the sea view.
Looking for new ways to traditional barn-house is one of the most common exercises in contemporary architecture practice, and even one of the most applied in the south of Chile.
It takes massive attention in the last internal migration, due to the pandemic of covid-19, which open the door to work from home so a lot of people from big cities, like Santiago the capital, migrate south for a better life. One of the most selected cities, for better or worse, was Puerto Varas, in Llanquihue province.
The design of this single-family house is part of a private condominium of two-family groups that together developed an urban division of 17 plots of land of between 650- 750 m2. Each family could develop their own project within the framework of the condominium regulations.
Four families (all young) entrusted us with their projects. Although the programs had many similarities in the description of the enclosures and their relationships, it was the identity of their imaginaries where the most radical differences appeared.
The Credit House project corresponds to a single-family home with a continuous facade between dividing walls, located in the Providencia district, Santiago de Chile. The surrounding neighborhood called “Barrio Italia” is made up of heritage and renovated properties with an artistic and bohemian spirit standing out. Art galleries, fashion stores, restaurants and artist workshops are among the highlights.
Casa Laguna is located on the shores of the Zapallar lagoon. Its location in a privileged corner, separated from the beach by a narrow strip of sand, and its perfect implantation in the plot makes possible its good orientation and an original volumetry that adapts to its conditions.
The house is divided into two floors, which separate the use of more public spaces on the first floor and the bedrooms on the second floor.
The development of the project for this single-family home in the traditional neighborhood “El Golf”, located in Las Condes, was a great challenge due to the difficult shape of the land, with a front of just over 5 meters and an irregular geometry that widened towards the rear. “L” shaped. It was necessary to arrange the location of the house making the most of the spaces, meeting the need for parking and trying to leave a more private garden area, separated from the access.
Article source: Nicolás Loi + Arquitectos Asociados
The project involves a single family vacation house located in Marbella, Chile. The house faces a golf course, and has a double “L” shape, with the main volume including the most important spaces of the house overlooking towards the golf course. The secondary volume contains the service area, located towards the back yard, and the Quincho area, located facing the main garden.
Abovedada house is located on a high-rise terrain with good sun and extraordinary views of the landscape. It is conceived as a set of very defined modules crowned with barrel vaults; those that house different functions. The central module is the common space (living room – kitchen) for the family and guests. The one at the north end, houses the parents’ bedroom and is considered a second skin to cover a winter garden. And at the south end is the module with the children’s bedrooms. These volumes are interconnected by corridors – galleries and terraces that look at the landscape that draws on the horizon the Chilean Patagonia.
The horizontal extension of the intermediate depression of the Chilean field, is usually interrupted by rows of trees that limit plots, between these polygons long uniform lines of crops are distinguished, occasionally changing direction. These concepts were the basis of inspiration for the project.
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