Constructo

Clos House

Clos House
© Antonio Urzúa

CLOS HOUSE

Marcelo Sarovic + Jeannette Plaut

BUILDING CONTRACTOR
Patricio Nuñez

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Patricio Bertholet

AREA
925.0 m²

PHOTOGRAPHS
Antonio Urzúa

COLLABORATOR ARCHITECTS
Paul Reid, Paula Henriquez

CATEGORY
Houses

YEAR
2008

LOCATION
Talagante, Chile

Clos House
© Antonio Urzúa
Clos House
© Antonio Urzúa

Text description provided by architect.

Commissioned to design a home on a private golf course, the house is simultaneously an enclosed farm plot, like the French term clos (i.e. organized around a geometric structure that gives it unity and closure), and at the same time an object that is sensitive to the orientation of the sun, views and the horizon.

Clos House
© Antonio Urzúa
Clos House
© Antonio Urzúa

The architects chose exposed concrete as the main material, with the idea of expressing the thickness of the slabs using a system of beams that is left confined. From this system arise elements that are separated from the ground and subject the concrete to a plastic dimension that operates from a formal tension.

From a construction perspective, the work is structured into a system of reinforced concrete walls and slabs where the condition ofclos is determined by the layout of the first-floor walls and the point where they meet the ground.

Clos House
© Antonio Urzúa
Clos House
© Antonio Urzúa

This level contains the shared spaces, while the bedrooms are on the second floor and the basement houses a wine cellar that maintains a consistent temperature throughout the year. A sky light crosses the three levels.

Concrete pre-mixed with white pigments was used for all exterior walls to give a more illuminated finish, while the interior surfaces were plastered and painted.

Clos House
© Antonio Urzúa
Clos House
© Antonio Urzúa

A system of metal formworks with phenolic panels was utilized on the exterior exposed surfaces and metal in the interior. Sheets of treated marine plywood were used for the curved formworks. Recycled wood from large wine barrels, stained with use, was also used.

The lateral spiral staircase that stretches from the basement to the second floor is designed as concrete solids that are perforated and allow directed light to shine through.

Clos House
© Antonio Urzúa


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Croquis 1
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Croquis 2
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Croquis 3
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Croquis 4


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East Elevation
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West Elevation
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South Elevation
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North Elevation


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Section AA
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Section II
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Section JJ
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Section MM
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Section NN
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Section OO


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Basement Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan

Constructo
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