Extension in Isla Maipo

Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers
Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers

Extension in Isla Maipo 

Pedro Ruiz + Benjamín Smart

ARCHITECTS
Pedro Ruiz, Benjamín Smart

PHOTOGRAPHS
Marcos Zegers

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Pedro Ruiz, Benjamín Smart

MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, Arauco, Bosque Hundido, Cintac, European Windows, Maderas De Barrica Cielo,
Maderas De Barrica Piso, Trimble

AREA
80 M²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Isla De Maipo, Chile

CATEGORY
Houses, Extension

Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers
Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers

Text description provided by architect.

The project consists of an extension of a terrace in an indoor-outdoor space of a house ubicated at Isla Maipo in Chile.

Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers
Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers

The spot tries to look like the outdoor garden but must also be closed to provide shelter in winter. The place had contemplated a living and dining room that holds an existing barbecue.

The design uses and replicates existing elements of the house. In the first place, a steel structure helps to build the horizontality of the house. The height difference between this piece and the roof, makes an interior skylight that provides natural light to the interior spaces.

Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers
Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers

The entrance hall of the house reattaches in a planter that divides the house in shared and private spaces. This element has been extended to join the garden and the new living room.

Wooden lattices were another important component of the house. These were used to top off the project, making a floating body that contemplates a green area that opens into the dining room.

Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers
Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers

In order of the same construction system, a curtain wall slides the complete extension of the project, controlling day radiation sun.

Meanwhile a sliding windows system works to enable the full project into the garden, so it is possible to be used in winter gatherings.

Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers
Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers
Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers


Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers
Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers
Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers
Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers
Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers
Extension in Isla Maipo
© Marcos Zegers


Extension in Isla Maipo
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