A trio of vaulted wooden structures connected by an exterior walkway make up this house on the island of Chiloé, Chile, by local firm Edward Rojas Arquitectos.
Casa Abovedada, which means "Vaulted House", sits on a sloped site in Nercón ? a small community outside the city of Castro, the capital of Chiloé province and the architect's home base.
Casa Abovedada comprises three wooden volumes with vaulted roofs
The island of Chiloé is known for its unique style of wooden buildings, known as Chilotan architecture, and is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The style is influenced both by indigenous Chilean buildings, and the wooden houses and churches built by Jesuit missionaries as early as the 17th Century.
Corridors connect the house's three volumes In reference to this vernacular, Edward Rojas Arquitectos separated Casa Abovedada into three similar volumes, each of which is topped by a vaulted roof and covered in wooden shingles typical to the region.
To make the most of the home's picturesque setting, the blocks are splayed out to face in different directions.
Arched windows add a contemporary twist to the island of Chiloé's traditional architecture style
"Abovedada House is located on a high-rise terrain with good sun and extraordinary views of the landscape," said the firm.
"[Its] volumes are interconnected by corridors ? galleries and terraces that look at the landscape that draws on the horizon the Chilean Patagonia."
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