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Calafquen House

Calafquen House
© Nico Saieh
Calafquen House
© Nico Saieh

CALAFQUEN HOUSE

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ARCHITECTS
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STRUCTURE
Estudio Carvallo

COLLABORATORS
Eduardo Landia, Cristián Yazigi

LIGHTING
Op Iluminación

DECORATOR
Enrique Concha

PROJECT ARCHITECTS
Tomás García De La Huerta Y Xaviera Gleixner

PROJECT MANAGER
Sebastián Undurraga

CONSTRUCTION
Oscar Flores

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nico Saieh

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Chile

CATAGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

In a very present and vertical landscape, located on a steep slope facing Lake Calafquén, we project a compact, semi-buried volume.

Calafquen House
© Nico Saieh
Calafquen House
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The access is configured as an intermediate space that marks the arrival at the house, where the lake is transformed into light and the house into shade, and the apparent symmetry and clarity of the volume make clear the mobility, vibration and scale of this landscape.

This reminds us of the old -solitary- buildings from here, that somehow scale in time and size the understanding of the territory.

Calafquen House
© Nico Saieh
Calafquen House
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The roof - intended as volume - was pierced longitudinally, traversing the whole project from the outside to the level -1.

These acts understood as structural, and not superficial perforations, allow the interior to regulate light, ventilation and the relationship between the enclosures. 

Calafquen House
© Nico Saieh
Calafquen House
© Nico Saieh

This house aims to make clear the strength and persistence of a climate through an object that seeks a balance between protection and exposure.


Calafquen House
© Nico Saieh
Calafquen House
© Nico Saieh


Calafquen House
Section A
Calafquen House
Section B
Calafquen House
Section E
Calafquen House
Section F


Calafquen House
East Elevation
Calafquen House
West Elevation
Calafquen House
South Elevation
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North Elevation


Calafquen House
Plan Level 1
Calafquen House
Plan Level 1
Calafquen House
Site Plan


Calafquen House
Cortesía de Tomás García de la Huerta


Calafquen House
Cortesía de Tomás García de la Huerta
Calafquen House
Cortesía de Tomás García de la Huerta

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