Arquitectos Gubbins

Omnibus House

Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal

OMNIBUS HOUSE

Gubbins Arquitectos

LOCATION
Puchuncavi, Chile

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
180.0 m²

PHOTOGRAPHS
Marco Mendizabal

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Soler y Asociados

SERVICES CONSULTANT
Patricio Moya

ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT
Marcelo Silva

LIGHTNING CONSULTANT
Pedro Gubbins

ALUMINIUM CONSULTANT
Arnaldo Sulantay

CONSTRUCTOR
Víctor Reyman

SUPERFICIE TERRENO
5000m2

Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal
Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal

Text description provided by architect.

The Omnibus house is located in close proximity to the Quebrada de Aguas Claras, on top of the entrance to Cachagua coming from Laguna de Zapallar.

Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal
Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal

On a gently sloping, surrounded by high and numerous eucalyptus that faces Cachagua and Zapallar surrounding hills, with a distant view of the Pacific Ocean.

LIFE AND LEISURE SPACE

To break the typical areas of an urban house; kitchen, living–dining room and dormitories, this house has a double circulation that deconstructs these areas into a set of complimentary places.

Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal
Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal

This creates a way of inhabiting that moves away from a typical urban arrangement into a more playful one.

TO INHABIT THE EXTERIOR FROM WITHIN

To inhabit the exterior of a holiday house does not only imply the direct interaction with the outside of the house, but also the interaction through the house.

Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal
Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal
Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal
Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal

This has been achieved through its own structure and arrangement, allowing the possibility of re-discovering new views from the terrace-roof;

From the back terrace through the living room, from the corridor or galleria by the main façade or sheltered along the houses stone base.

Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal
Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal

A SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

The north orientation of the houses main façade (23.5 meters width by 3.1 meters height) offers the possibility of becoming a large solar collector that at night time re-emits the accumulated thermal energy gathered during the day, by its walls, concrete slabs and roof.

MATERIALITY AND CONSTRUCTION

The use of concrete as the main material, gives a sense of mass that is necessary for relating to the context.

Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal
Omnibus House

Its color complements the surrounding trees and allowed the used of a large span for the roofing and the use of different textures produced by the rough sawn timber formwork sold by a local retailer.

Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal
Omnibus House
© Marco Mendizabal


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Planta 2do Piso
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Arquitectos Gubbins
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Arquitectos Gubbins
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