Machagua is a country house project destined as a second home located in the town of Cachagua, commune of Zapallar. The project is based 183 km northwest from Santiago on a corner plot of 1075 m2, next to a wetland at a distance of 100 m from ?Playa Grande?.

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Architects: Croxatto y Opazo Arquitectos

Location: Cachagua, Zapallar, Región de Valparaíso, Chile

Project Team: Amalia Oats, Catalina Gómez, Adrián Lucio, Daniela Mármol.

Area: 284.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Daniel Casado Bissone

© Daniel Casado Bissone

From the architect. Machagua is a country house project destined as a second home located in the town of Cachagua, commune of Zapallar. The project is based 183 km northwest from Santiago on a corner plot of 1075 m2, next to a wetland at a distance of 100 m from ?Playa Grande?.
© Daniel Casado Bissone

A large volume, sturdy and heavy, is displayed as the first level. It was conceived as a large solid coral stone sculpted and eroded, responding to the needs of the requested spaces and their relation to the surroundings. 

© Daniel Casado Bissone

This volume runs from north to south articulated in the middle, forming a break where the main entrance of the house is located.

Plan 1

Towards the south lies the public...