Pale wood blends Cristián Izquierdo Lehmann's Chilean house into sandy surrounds
Architecture studio Cristián Izquierdo Lehmann has designed this wooden house in Chile around a central, square-shaped room with a dramatic vaulted ceiling.
Named after the town where it is located, the House in El Peumo is situated in Chile's O'Higgins Region, just south of Santiago. The dwelling sits atop a sandy plateau surrounded by pine and cypress trees.
Encompassing 163 square metres, the building consists of four wings arranged in a pinwheel formation around a central, square-shaped volume. Patios occupy the open areas between each wing.
"The project is conceived as a central cabin that gradually opens to the landscape in four symmetric fronts, following a continuous constructive module of two feet," said Cristián Izquierdo Lehmann in a project description.
The central room encompasses the public functions ? cooking, dining and relaxing ? all of which take place under a four-pitched ceiling with a skylight. The room features retractable glass doors, placed in "symmetrical rotation along the center of the plan".
Each wall in the public zone has a designated use. One houses shelving for books, while another contains closets. The other two accommodate a concrete chimney and kitchen storage and appliances.
The wings contains the bedrooms, each with a large window that provides a strong connection to the landscape. The private rooms were designed to provide peace and solitude.
"When the bedrooms shut their doors, they disappear between the ...
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