Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy

Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos

TINY HOUSES COMARCA CONTUY

Utreras Arquitectos

COLLABORATORS
Víctor Carrera, Rene Aguilar

PHOTOGRAPHS
Gustavo Burgos

MANUFACTURERS
Nemetschek, Trimble Navigation, Volcan

LEAD ARCHITECT
Hugo Utreras Becerra

CLIENTS
Comarca Contuy

ENGINEERING
Danilo Vera Pacheco

CATEGORY
Hospitality Architecture, Houses

YEAR
2016

AREA
79 m²

LOCATION
Queilén, Chile

Text description provided by architect.

The work is situated among the trees near the shores of the Paildad estuary, in the rural sector of Contuy, commune of Queilen, Chiloe Island, situated within the complex "Comarca Contuy", www.comarcacontuy.cl, a corporation that seeks to link art, culture, tourism and nature.

Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos

The idea was born from creating four shelters "glamping" style among the trees, looking for formality and disposition of the latter, as well as the birds' nests, through the proposed circular windows.

Each one of these four shelters has spaces to be in and spend the night, connecting each other and the rest of the place through a wooden footbridge.

Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos

Although the area occupied by the structure is small, the site presents a morphology with uneven land and many steep slopes, which is reflected in the different heights at which each of the shelters is positioned.

The entire construction is structured and covered in wood, with cypress for the foundation piles, coigue for the main and secondary beams, and cinnamon for partitions and trusses.

Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos

The different views to the exterior, the immersion in the middle of the trees and the proximity with the estuary, make it possible to feel the wind and some species of birds in a close way when entering and being on the work.

Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos



Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos


Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos


Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
© Gustavo Burgos


Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
First floor plan
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
Second floor plan


Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
Elevation section AA
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
Elevation BB


Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
Constructive section
Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
Constructive section


Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
Iso
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Walkway detail


Tiny Houses Comarca Contuy
Window detail