Aguilo + Pedraza Arquitectos Designs Stilted Apus House in Chile
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The Santiago-based studio Aguilo + Pedraza Arquitectos has elevated a glass, concrete, and wooden house above its Chilean landscape setting to offer views of oak trees, a lake, and five volcanoes. The studio designed the family house to top a stepped plot inAguilo + Pedraza Arquitectos Designs Stilted Apus House in Chile
The Santiago-based studio Aguilo + Pedraza Arquitectos has elevated a glass, concrete, and wooden house above its Chilean landscape setting to offer views of oak trees, a lake, and five volcanoes. The studio designed the family house to top a stepped plot in Los Lagos – a mountainous region in southern Chile. Rather than excavate into the site, the studio chose to raise the residence above the slope to offer elevated views of its surroundings. As described in the project note, “In this context, the structure is located on the second of these terraces, a location that delineates three major views: a nearby forest of new oak trees, the lake in the distance, and a backdrop of five volcanoes emerging from the Andes Mountains.” As stated by the architecture studio, “The construction was thought of as a pavilion, that is, spaces that can be used in different ways, hosting different uses.” Called “Apus House,” the structure is lifted on concrete stilts and comprises a series of glazed volumes slotted between exposed concrete walls – portions of which are covered with wooden logs, as a reference to the forested surroundings. The studio said that walls and slabs were built with exposed concrete, a material with appropriate structural rigidity to enable the volumes to be suspended using merely a few pillars, “thus creating an attractive visual game.” The house has four volumes connected by a glazed, stilted passageway measuring 80 meters long. Each block contains a different function – including the bedrooms, main living areas, the master suite, and service areas – to provide the residents with adequate privacy. A huge roof is raised above the main volume by a clerestory window. It overhangs at the edges to protect the building from the area’s heavy rainfall. As described by the project note, a two-story central block acts as the hub for the home, featuring the kitchen, living room, and the dining room on the upper level. An angled staircase leads down to the games room and guest bedroom on the lower level. Wooden ceiling beams are left exposed and complemented by wood flooring, leather, and wooden furniture. Large amounts of glazing frame the forest and the lake beyond. The elevated glass walkway leads from here to a block containing two bedrooms, offering additional vistas along the way. Anchoring one end of the property is the master suite with another bedroom located underneath. Each of these also features a lounge area downstairs, allowing its occupants to relax in privacy. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more