Gonzalo Mardones V., Arquitecto

AL’s House

AL’s House
© Nico Saieh

AL’S HOUSE

 Gonzalo Mardones V Arquitectos

ARCHITECTS
Gonzalo Mardones V Arquitectos

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nico Saieh

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Chile

CATEGORY
Houses

AL’s House
© Nico Saieh
AL’s House
© Nico Saieh

AL’s house is located in Lo Barnechea District at Santiago’s foothills.

AL’s House
© Nico Saieh
AL’s House
© Nico Saieh

Its volume locates like a longitudinal bar perpendicular to the street with the double purpose of facing North (Sun and better views) and allowing a big free space for the garden.

The proposal consists of a barbeque gridiron – external kitchen at one end of the area in order to embrace the place.

AL’s House
© Nico Saieh
AL’s House
© Nico Saieh

As usual in our works, we chose a unique building material, in this case, reinforced concrete and just one finish, which was the organic texture of color from the area’s dry fields.

All woodwork, windows, and floors are made of cedar wood. Interiors are entirely white in order to allow the light bounce and multiply architectural light filtering through walls and ceilings.

The roof is a relaxation place, resulting in a cedar wood deck that allows a space to be open to surrounding geography.

AL’s House
© Nico Saieh
AL’s House
© Nico Saieh
AL’s House
© Nico Saieh
AL’s House
© Nico Saieh


AL’s House
© Nico Saieh
AL’s House
© Nico Saieh
AL’s House
© Nico Saieh


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AL’s House
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Gonzalo Mardones V., Arquitecto
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Gonzalo Mardones V., Arquitecto
Av. del Valle Nte. 869, 8580638 Huechuraba, Región Metropolitana, Chile