Article source: Lorena Troncoso

The refuge, located in the middle of a swirling precordillerano forest, seems to play between imitation and contradiction. Installed as a pair of clearly artificial volumes in their geometrical rigor, the ocher paneling finish refers to natural materials next to the same trunks that surround it, although the elevation of the forms and the interweaving of their profiles reiterate their markedly contemporary construction ; in which one volume rises above the other, its main and upper diagonal extensions intersect and the subtle difference of horizontal and vertical lattices between both is noticed: emphasizing the careful design that orders them. Insinuating the interiors through boxes of more concentrated proportions, suggesting a particular daily life. In this way, the architectural object is placed in an intoxicating nature, as a timeless and respectful insertion.

Image Courtesy © Cristóbal Caro

• Architects: Lorena Troncoso
• Project: Refugio Trampolín
• Location: Las Trancas, Pinto, Chile
• Photography: Cristóbal Caro
• Construction: Constructora Bocaz
• Constructed Area: 57 (m2)
• Construction Term Year: 2017

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