Canela House

Canela House
© Roland Halbe

CANELA HOUSE

Valdeshagemann

ARCHITECTS
Valdeshagemann

LANDSCAPE
Macarena Calvo, Cristobal Elgueta

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Nicolas Valdes, Constanza Hagemann

DESIGN TEAM
Giulio La Notte

ENGINEERING
Alberto Ramirez

PHOTOGRAPHS
Roland Halbe

AREA
3014 ft²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Angostura, Chile

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

Casa Canela is located in Agua Dulce, the coastal sector of Huentelauquén, in the commune of Canela, Coquimbo region.

Canela House
© Roland Halbe
Canela House
© Roland Halbe

The house is located on a ground unevenness of about 5m, formed by strata exposed to the side of a ravine that historically had human presence dating back to B.C.

Originally, a thatched-roof stone wall construction was located in the same place that was used as an outdoor meeting place that confirmed the privileged condition of the place both for its views and its location. Our main intention is to leave the least possible footprint in this landscape with the project.

Canela House
© Roland Halbe
Canela House
© Roland Halbe

We solved the house on a single level, close to the ground without interrupting the relationship between interior and exterior. Then we define a roof as a minimum plane, supported on a stone wall 50cm thick and 2.60m high.

This wall was built before the house, as a border between the East and the West on the ground. This wall defines patios and interiors of the house, as a backing to the spaces that face the sea and the creek.

Canela House
© Roland Halbe
Canela House
© Roland Halbe

The project is defined as a horizontal line that measures the horizon. Towards the East, the hermetic main façade through which you enter, and towards the West, completely open and transparent with the rooms open to the Pacific Sea.

The roof and the rest of the supports of the house are in metal to achieve lights and lighter structural elements.

The intervention is completed with landscaping using endemic species adapted to the area with low water demand.

Canela House
Canela House
© Roland Halbe
Canela House
© Roland Halbe


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