Located in the Chilean town of Huentelauquén, forty meters above the coast, on a rural landscape overlooking the sea at the edge of a windy plateau, the structure is buried to disappear into the plain of the plateau, where only five chimneys emerge like lookouts looking out to sea. In the design placed horizontally on the land, the rooms on the ground floor are lined up to form a courtyard protected from the wind, facing the horizon view away from the retaining wall at the back of the land. A pair of large windows suspended between the skyline and the excavated courtyard and below the living and dining room floor opening to either side, another living room is placed, continuing with a terrace open to the sea. Accessed from the inner courtyard by a staircase leading through the house, the terrace is placed in front of the living room, providing an uninterrupted view of the sea from the horizon to the beach.
CREDITS:
Architectural Design: Izquierdo Lehmann
Building Date: 2007
Area: 350 sqm
Location: Huentelauquen, Chile
Photographs: Luis Izquierdo W.
Natural Stone: Local natural stone
Location: Facade
