Photographs reveal curved yellow wall wrapping rooftop terrace of Los Vilos House by Cristián Boza
Photographer Cristobal Palma has captured late Chilean architect Cristián Boza's cliffside retreat, which was built in the 1990s and features a winding yellow wall and circular swimming pool.
Boza completed the house in Los Vilos, Chile, in 1997 as a weekend retreat for his family, including his wife and their four children.
Having only seen Los Vilos House in photos from the 1990s, Palma arranged to visit the site in September last year through Boza's son, Cristián Boza Wilson. The Chilean photographer said the late architect managed to see the new set of images just before he died this year and was pleased with them.
"I knew that Boza's health was not very good and I wanted to photograph his house while he was still around," Palma told Dezeen.
Los Vilos House is topped by an undulating yellow-painted concrete wall that protects its roof terrace from winds. Measuring six by 25 metres, the concrete terrace forms steps on its shorter side to sit with views of the South Pacific Ocean and sunsets.
An elevated bridge crossing a long set of steps links the terrace to a round stone swimming pool.
The walkway extends over a staircase leading down between from the top of the site to the water, splitting in two at the end to form a second stair to the rooftop. Two walls made of local stone flank the stair and are punctured with windows and doors into the house.
"In this house, each space is arranged around the long stoned passage that originates at the highest p...
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