Claro House
CLARO HOUSE
Juan Carlos Sabbagh
ARCHITECTS
Juan Carlos Sabbagh
STRUCTURES
INGEVSA (Eduardo Valenzuela)
YEAR
2009
PHOTOGRAPHS
Francisca Polanco
CATEGORY
House
LOCATION
Colina, chile
The project consists of a single family house located in Hacienda de Chicureo, in the district of Colina.
Chicureo is very hot during summer, which is why the starting point of the project was to address the climate issue.
This is why the house is designed in a single floor based on courtyards, to protect it with the shadows of the trees, and so that it is close to the soil moisture.
We also use stone walls, which contribute to the protection from high sun exposure from the west with their great mass.
Architecturally, the house is built from a series of slabs that form horizontal layers containing planters and the roof.
These slabs are perforated or supported on exposed concrete or stone walls.
Two of these stone walls break the roof slab and are taller to allow the appearance of the two main interior courtyards of the house that make up the landscape inside, bringing light, sunlight in winter, ventilation in summer, and also give form to the interior program.
In this way, the house is divided into two areas, the more public and service area (such as living room, dining room, kitchen) and the private area (bedrooms and family room).To the east are the bedrooms with views of the mountains and the morning sun.
To the north, the main living room and dining areas are protected by a large covered terrace, and face the golf course. On both facades, an overhang protects from rain and sun.
To the west, we intended to protect from the sun and to blend with the environment
. Thus, the facade is more opaque, made up from a great stone wall that is interrupted intermittently in the manner of the 'pircas', typical of the surrounding fields.
