Mallarauco House / OF Arquitectos

The second choice was to hold out the the entire construction and partitioning of the home by the use of a prefabricated wooden system, with which we minimized the instances of labor, the influence and the doable damages that the development may trigger to the prevailing bushes significantly. In addition this established a hyperlink with the predominant materiality of the place. An exterior footbridge communicates the completely different volumes, and organizes the circulations across the central space of the forest. The disposition of the completely different volumes embrace this heart, whereas searching for an sufficient relation with the views and the context in perform of the programme that every include. In this manner, the principle pavilion, which homes the service space – kitchen, lounge and major bed room, is positioned in entrance of a forest clearing, and features as a border between the forest and an space away from bushes constituting a gateway to the entire. Thus the pavilion opens onto a sunnier house going through north, the place the swimming pool, sauna and out of doors terraces are positioned. To the east, the principle bed room overlooks the water-course, permitting for clearer views over the vineyards and the Mallarauco valley. Then follows the visitor pavilion which is positioned on one other edge, between the watercourse and the red-wood forest. It homes en-suite bedrooms, youngsters’s bedrooms, in addition to a second stage loft over the kitche-nette for the kids to play quietly permitting visitors to relaxation and calm down.

The third pavilion is the “quincho”, which is totally immersed within the forest. It is designed with out vertical enclosures to intensify its relationship with the context and benefit from the light breeze that runs by way of the forest in the summertime months. A system of folding shutters and sliding doorways permits safety on the coldest nights. As for its use, it’s a central piece on this residence, a real encounter and assembly place for visitors. Finally, it was determined to color all of the pavilions with a single darkish tone, in order that the entire integrates silently into the context of the woods setting.