Estudio Valdés Arquitectos

Windy House

Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria

WINDY HOUSE

Estudio Valdés

ARCHITECTS
Estudio Valdes / Leonardo Valdes- Alejandra Demaria – Federico Prieto

PHOTOGRAPHER
Alejandra Demaria

AREA
3000.0 m²

YEAR
2005

LOCATION
Santo Domingo, Chile

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

This vacation home consists of two separate living areas that reside in a single home.

Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria
Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria

This is an ideal vacation situation for extended family (grandparents, parents, and sons and daughters) as the home provides plenty of privacy for both families.

The house is located on the coast of Santo Domingo, (Region V of Chile) in the upper part of the border coast which resembles a balcony over the beach with a great view at the pacific ocean.

Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria
Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria

The Santo Domingo coast is defined by its windy landscape, with predominant winds from the S-W.

The "s" is the reason why the house works as panel, keeping the terrace and swimming pool area very tranquil; the living room works as a “bifocal” between the ocean view and the terrace, protecting the back of the house from excess wind.

Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria
Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria

The overarching concept of the house is that of a strong concrete module with great detail.

Pilars and beams are accented by stone, basalt, cipres wood and glass.

Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria
Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria
Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria

This orden goes to the whole project bringing harmony to the house in its details.

The structural module is demonstrated inside the house via the beams of house behind the tiles, the openings and closings between dwellings, and finally bringing at last a module order trough the whole project.

At last the house works as a boutique Hotel where each passenger enjoy the pleasure of each room and the elegance of the public spaces wich are very confortable places to be.

Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria
Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria

The kitchen as and example it s worked as dining room keeping out materials often use to this spaces.


Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria
Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria
Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria


Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria
Windy House
© Alejandra Demaria


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