Lo Curro House by Iván Bravo + Bruno Gilberto Architects
Iván Bravo + Bruno Gilberto Architects have recently completed Lo Curro House, a family home located in Santiago, Chile. Photography by Aryeh Kornfeld.
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Contemporary Waterfront Cottage Inspired by Old Chilean Country Barn
This contemporary waterfront cottage is located in the south side of Calafquen lake, in the lake region of the south of Chile where the landscape consists in a low ridge and docile relief where the elements appear like isolated modules in a continuous ground.
Del Sol House / Martín Schmidt Radic Arquitectos Asociados
The Del Sol House is considered as a traditional construction of reinforced concrete, looking to resemble an adobe construction, the molds of the panels leave their texture exposed so absorbing the gleaming light throughout the day.
Chilean Concrete Residence Adorning a Steep Slope: Bahia Azul House
This Chilean concrete residence is a stance towards designing on a slope. Or rather, it is the synthesis of such a stance, a pavilion that is slanted to take in the slope of the hillside where it is located, with the program developed on several semi-levels that are internally related …
Imposing Chilean GZ House Offering Stunning Panoramic Views of the Chicureo Valley
At the beginning of 2012 a young couple approached our practice for a GZ house. They had fallen in love with the beautiful setting of a small community on the outskirts of Santiago. On top of a steep hill, no road to reach it, with all the utilities’ network down below, the plot posed quite a challenge.
El Vigilante Shelter / Ruizsolar Arquitectos
Balance between the public and the private is the concept that guides the whole project’s program. Located in the north-central area of Chile, the project serves the purpose of being a shelter and place for observation of nature’s beauty.
Small Mountain Cabin in San Esteban, Chile / Gonzalo Iturriaga Arquitectos
The design brief was for a small mountain cabin with a roof, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom – the necessities for resuming the mountain trek begun the day before. The proposal involved building, through planes and angles, a structure that provides an entrance through its folds and exterior views through its cuts.
Chilean Beach House Provides Multiple Sea Views
The commission consisted of two waterfront houses, on a narrow piece of land, compressed by the sea and a cliff. Thus, the question arises immediately: how not to fall into the evident blatancy of the view to the sea, having it in front like an unavoidable scene with no mediating between sight and sea? The answer is to measure.