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Ismael hotel is a small hotel that gets bigger due to its environment. The site has only 180 m² (9×20 meters), and overlooks two streets, Ismael Valdez Vergara and Monjitas.
Courtesy of Estudio Larrain – Photographs : Cristobal Palma , Estudio Palma
Context :

The block is composed of 9-story high buildings with a continuous facade, reflecting different architectural styles from different times, as a cultural display of our architectural heritage in perfect conditions.
Courtesy of Estudio Larrain – Elevation
At the project site there used to be a 3-story building, declared “discordant and of little architectural value” by the National Monuments Council, which allowed us to think of a completely new project, with a contemporary proposal. Courtesy of Estudio Larrain – Photographs : Cristobal Palma , Estudio Palma
The project :

This is a building in the city and for the city, so we wondered, how do we insert a contemporary project into a consolidated block" We understood that our intervention was like “an extra touch on an existing painting” so we could either hit it right or ruin it.
Courtesy of Estudio Larrain – Section
The project however does not correspond to any of the past eras, but rather to the present and therefore we believe that it should not resemble or mimic anything, nor try to adopt some preexisting architectural style. Instead, it should prop...