The client is a renowned art gallery, which thought there this place to have an intimate space which does not have the capital and also be given to artists, friends and family.

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Architects: Joannon Arquitectos

Location: Pje Quintay, Puchuncaví, Región de Valparaíso, Chile

Architect In Charge: Nicolás Joannon A, Eugenio Joannon R

Area: 60.0 sqm

Project Year: 2014

Photographs: Ignacio Infante Cobo

From the architect. The client is a renowned art gallery, which thought there this place to have an intimate space which does not have the capital and also be given to artists, friends and family.

© Ignacio Infante Cobo
The area has a picturesque setting with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean where stands the former whaling Quintay, now a museum open to tourists views. Also you can see exits and entrances of fishermen and boat dives groups, due to the existence of sunken ships and high transparency of its waters.

Floor Plan

Access to land is only through a walkway that connects the upper streets of the town with the same cove. In the middle of this route, between houses of fishermen, is the place of work. This passage has heavy traffic, especially in summer times.

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