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 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.
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.
The FN House is located on an 860m2 site in Vitacura, Santiago, Chile. The project covers the renovation and expansion of this 1963 house, whose design belongs to the architects Bodenhöfer, Schencke and Konrad.
The proposal seeks to respect and appraise the typical modern architecture of its time, enhancing the intention to compress / expand its main spaces. The angled spaces that characterize the house were respected and reinterpreted through the new architecture. The original area is 140m2 and the proposal extends it to 300m2, mainly through the growth of the service facilities and the incorporation a second level that generates new bedrooms and complementary enclosures.
La Huerta House is located in the eastern sector of the city of Santiago. It is characterized by being a corner site, this allows the house to have two facades that are exposed to the street.
The commission was to remodel a one floor house, incorporate a second floor and design the outdoor spaces; As the land is located in a corner, we wanted to project a pure volume with a wooden covering that contrasts with the materiality of the first floor and from the outside it will simulate floating on the ground like a wooden box.
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is pleased to announce the Baha’i Temple of South America in Santiago, Chile as the winner of the 2019 RAIC International Prize. The architects are Hariri Pontarini Architects of Toronto, Canada.
The winner was revealed on October 25, 2019, during an awards ceremony and gala at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto, attended by over 260 members of the Canadian and international architecture community.
The Baha’i Temple of South America is designed to be a place of welcome and meaning for everyone. Its design aspires to commonality within diversity, and it has attracted over 1.4 million visitors since opening in 2016.
Oficina Bravo and Design Systems International collaborated to bring new life to a venue that had historically been home to several clubs already. The ambition was to create a both sophisticated and low-tech aesthetic that, while maximizing the use of the space, was able to project a recognizable identity and attract the public nightly from Wednesday through Saturday.
The project utilized principles that were applied consistently throughout the space to give it a unique and recognizable character: using exclusively amber color for lighting, a custom low-resolution LED screen system with a custom variable width typeface setup, and the uniform floor-to-ceiling application of color.
The LC house is located to the eastern side of Santiago, Chile.
It is built on the upper part of a slope making it higher than street level. Maximizing the most of this condition, a street level entrance to an underground parking was built.
The house entrance is accessible through a flight of stairs which start at the street and ascends until it reaches the main access. To make the entrance stand out, the area was pulled outward from the main volume, framing the sky and giving it natural light.
Article source: Andres Nuñez Fuenzalida Architects
The program was very simple and reduced for the land, so the first idea was to generate a volume which was able to adapt to the terrain and be able to generate distinct clearly defined sectors to be able to take advantage of the lot efficiently.
the second decision was to locate all the main precincts, public areas and dormitories to the north and secondary enclosures, bathrooms and kitchen to the south.
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