House 1957

House 1957
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HOUSE 1957

Brugnoli Asociados Arquitectos

CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation

LOCATION
Providencia, Chile

ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS
José Acosta

YEAR
2012

MODELS
Fernanda Oróstica

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Ulises Salazas

AREA
230 m²

BUILDERS
GregorioBrugnoli-Domingo Apablaza

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Gregorio Brugnoli Errázuriz, Macarena Cortés Darrigrande

The refurbishment project – House 1957- began acknowledging the values of the existing house, build in reinforced masonry.

House 1957
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House 1957
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That had a right relationship between rooms, orientation and location, all determined by the immediacy of San Cristobal Hill in Santiago.

These pre-existing conditions provide a range of perceptual and formal definitions, allowing configure the project´s premises that can be summarized in two main aspects:

House 1957
© Juan Dúran Sierralta
House 1957
© Juan Dúran Sierralta
House 1957
© Juan Dúran Sierralta
House 1957
© Juan Dúran Sierralta

1. Zoning:
The existing program orderwas maintained, butalteringtheir relationships, reorganizing and redesigningsomeothers tocreatedifferent spacesinformalterms.

Thus, a common area was define for all members of the family, which aims to have full spatial integration, without further boundaries than those established by different areas (living, dining, kitchen and patio-pool).

House 1957
© Juan Dúran Sierralta
House 1957
© Juan Dúran Sierralta

At the same time, two distinct areas for each age-segments of the family were configured; bedrooms, game-room and garden for children at ground level; and main-bedroom, studio and roof-terrace for parents on the second floor.

House 1957
© Juan Dúran Sierralta
House 1957
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2. Spatiality:
A range of distinctive elements with capacity of altering the space from the existing geometry and improve light penetration -given its location on the southern slopes of the hill- were designed .

House 1957
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House 1957
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House 1957
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The aim was to capture the surrounding landscape but diluting neighbors walls to generate perspectives and built a visual tension with the context.

The position of these elements – skylights- was decide in orden to give formal clarity to each space.

Also, connector elements stair and bridge acquired a formal singularity to strengthen its identity. 

House 1957
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House 1957
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The outcome is a rational box with the all necessary openings, which are located in each room, from floor to ceiling.

House 1957
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House 1957
© Juan Dúran Sierralta

This order is interfered by skylights, which seek to be a necessary counterpoint to caracterize the space where are situated.

In this way, a relation emerge that stress inside and outside, proposing a dialogue with the domestic condition, inherent to the project.

House 1957
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