Land Arquitectos

Coral Houses

Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone

CORAL HOUSES

Land Arquitectos

CATEGORY
Landscape Architecture, Houses

LOCATION
Pichilemu, Chile

ARCHITE CTS
Land Arquitectos

PHOTOGRAPHS
Sergio Pirrone

AREA
254 M²

YEAR
2019

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Nicolás Recordón, Rodrigo Bustos

COLLABORATERS
Javier Lorenzo

STRUCTURAL CALCULATION
Alberto Ramirez

INSTALLATIONS
Dicyp

Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone
Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone

The house takes as precedent the anatomy of a coral, where a body branches into 4 in search of light and views.

Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone
Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone

In section, these bodies are worked with different heights.

Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone
Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone

The project proposes a house separated from the ground, specifically at 2.5 m from the ground.

Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone
Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone

It is organized in 2 levels, the first with columns, beams, and bracing diagonals, with the possibility to incorporate new spaces in the future as the family grows.

Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone
Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone

The second level is composed of 1 body ramified in 4, opened to increase distant panoramic views.

Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone
Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone

The main living space is structured with wooden frames as in traditional Chilean warehouses.

Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone
Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone

The bodies of the bedrooms are structured with partition walls and the terrace with a structural wooden grid that acts as a wind and solar filter.

Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone
Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone
Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone

The house recognizes the climatic and geographic conditions of the site, maximizing northern sunlight and south wind protection. It is located on a western slope of the coast mountain range in the area of ​​Punta de Lobos, Pichilemu, 3 hours south of Santiago.

Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone
Coral Houses
© Sergio Pirrone


Coral Houses
Level 1
Coral Houses
Level 2


Coral Houses
Elevations
Coral Houses
Elevations and Sections


Coral Houses
Coral Houses


Coral Houses
Site Plan

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