Chilean studio Felipe Assadi Arquitectos has completed a remote dwelling with a vivid scarlet exterior that contrasts with its lush, green surroundings.
Casa La Roja, or The Red House, is located in San José de Maipo commune in Chile, near the border with Argentina. Homes sprinkled throughout the mountainous zone are afforded a high level of privacy due to their large property sizes and remote location.

"It is a low-density area, with plots around 5,000 square metres," said Felipe Assadi Arquitectos, a studio based in Santiago. "Therefore the houses are isolated, with no visual contact between them."
The team opted to paint the building bright red ? a colour often seen in neighbouring towns. The vivid hue stands out against the verdant landscape, which is blanketed with shrubs and trees.
"The intense green of the surroundings suggests a complementary colour, to activate the relationship between the landscape and the project through contrast," the team said.
The modest dwelling encompasses 87 square metres, which is distributed across two levels. The design team began with a cube, then cut away portions to bring in light and give the home a more sculptural appearance.

"Its shape arises from a solid cube and the subtraction of part of its mass, to generate a double-height entrance terrace and the roof slopes," the team said.
Exterior walls are punctuated with windows of varying sizes. On the east elevation, the team created a cove...