Calafquen House
CALAFQUEN HOUSE
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ARCHITECTS
GA estudio
STRUCTURE
Estudio Carvallo
COLLABORATORS
Eduardo Landia, Cristián Yazigi
LIGHTING
Op Iluminación
DECORATOR
Enrique Concha
PROJECT ARCHITECTS
Tomás García De La Huerta Y Xaviera Gleixner
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.
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.
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.
This house aims to make clear the strength and persistence of a climate through an object that seeks a balance between protection and exposure.
