The project consists of the expansion of a 1960’s single unit house, transforming it into a hairdresser shop and residence for the owners, a young entrepreneur couple. The two programs – hairdresser shop and residence – were separated by relocating them according to their relation to the street through regular and compact volumes differentiated by the use of color. The hairdresser shop is a brown parallelepiped with the large front towards the street. The house is developed in a red cube towards the backyard, conserving the old dwelling’s structure on the first level, with the second floor emphasized over the hairdresser shop.
This building, which is the first one built under the renewal process of the regional offices of the national TV station (Television Nacional de Chile) and the winner of a public bidding, reflects the need of the national station of create architectural prototypes for the north, center and south of our country, in line with the characteristics of each of these geographic areas and respecting the construction costs.
Our task consisted in remodeling a house located in downtown Melipilla and converting it into a restaurant and coffee house. The original building presented a rather closed-in and inflexible design plus several additions of very low quality in the back side of the property.
San Antonio de Chépica was founded in a town north of San Antonio in 1824. In 1875, the church was relocated and the new San Antonio de Chépica was rebuilt in 1876. The structure suffered serious damage in the 1906 earthquake.
The builders originally started with the idea of the Morerava Cabins when they saw an opportunity to create a tourist complex on Easter Island in 2009. Analysing the tourist market on the Island they quickly realized most sectors were well developed, spanning from luxury Hotels to private homes and camping, however one niche sector was not covered: family friendly cabins which meet certain quality standards.
• Architects: AATA Arquitectos, Nicole Gardilcic V., Sebastián Cerda Pé
• Location: Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile
• Client: Cabañas Morerava
• Web Site: www.morerava.com
• Construction: Alejandro Martinez Z.
• Area: 77 m2 / 828 sqf each
• Project Date: 2009
• Execution date: Dec 2009 – July 2010
• Photographs: AATA Arquitectos
• Structure: Poplar Timber structure with Plywood boards
• External Cladding: Radiata Pine treated with Minwax Wood preservation
• Water proofing: Dinal asphalt membrane
• Roof sheets: Zincalum corrugated zinc
• Foundation: Radiata Pine logs, on concrete foundation
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