Enrique Browne & Associates Architects

San Esteban House

San Esteban House

Bedodostudio

San Esteban House
© Enrique Soza Valenzuela

ARCHITECTS
Bedodostudio

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
David Bedodo, Víctor Villanueva

CONSTRUCTOR
David Bedodo, Víctor Villanueva

ENGINEER
Pablo Labra

AREA
140 M²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Chile

CATEGORY
Houses

San Esteban House
© Enrique Soza Valenzuela

Text description provided by architect.

San Esteban is a little rural town located in the Andes pre-mountains of the V region of Chile, just one and a half hours north from Santiago. The house is set on a very steep ground that provides spectacular views of the cordillera de los Andes.

The house main concept evokes one big roof or coverthat shelters the housing program. Every room directly relates to the scenery through a glazed façade that moves in and out allowing inner spaces to communicate with light patios and semi outdoor terraces all sheltered by the roof eaves.

San Esteban House
© Enrique Soza Valenzuela
San Esteban House
© Enrique Soza Valenzuela

The roof or cover emerges from natural ground level, with a slope that generates higher interior spaces against the perimeter glass façade.

In order to keep the horizontal relation, all the interior walls and volumes maintain a single height, while the roof or cover is sustained by metal pillars that stretch to different heights in relation to the roof slope.

San Esteban House
© Enrique Soza Valenzuela
San Esteban House
© Enrique Soza Valenzuela

As in plain sight and without any makeup is how we like to refer to the project concept of materials use, which is basically concrete, wood and steel.

Materials applied as purely as possible, plain concrete for walls and floors, pinewood boards for the façade without varnish nor painting and for the outdoor terraces raw paint less pinewood boards.

San Esteban House
© Enrique Soza Valenzuela
San Esteban House
© Enrique Soza Valenzuela

As for the metals, black color was chosen so as to harmonize the texture and looks of both steel and aluminum used in the glazed walls.

In this philosophy the house subtly touches the terrain topography and its cover fulfills the role of completing the surface leveled by the house setting, minimizing the house impact on its surroundings, scenery and nature.

San Esteban House
© Enrique Soza Valenzuela


San Esteban House
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San Esteban House
Elevation


San Esteban House
Floor Plan

Enrique Browne & Associates Architects
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