Located on the coast of Los Vilos, in northern Chile, this residence is conceived as a refuge in close dialogue with the landscape. The aim was to create architecture that frames the horizon and allows the sound of the sea to be heard, while providing shelter from the southern winds characteristic of the area.
Architecture firm
Cristián Romero Valente
Location
Los Vilos, Región Coquimbo, Chile
Photography
Juan Pablo Calderón
Principal architect
Cristián Romero Valente
Design team
Romero Valente Arquitectura
Civil engineer
Osvaldo Peñaloza
Structural engineer
Osvaldo Peñaloza
Environmental & MEP
Jaime Uribe Jeria
Visualization
Sebastián Tupper
Construction
Amas Construction
Material
Wood, Steel, Concrete
Typology
Residential › House
Located on the desert coast of Chile’s Coquimbo Region, the project emerges as an architectural response to an extreme and beautiful environment — a territory shaped by sun, wind, salt air, and the occasional rain.
Architecture firm
Diaz Fernandez Arquitectos
Location
Agua Dulce Beach, Huentelauquén, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Photography
Nico Saieh, Simón Díaz Santis
Principal architect
Simón Díaz Santis, Javier Fernández Cunill
Design team
Simón Díaz Santis, Javier Fernández Cunill
Interior design
Simón Díaz Santis, Javier Fernández Cunill
Civil engineer
Leonora Morales
Structural engineer
Leonora Morales
Environmental & MEP
Simón Díaz Santis, Javier Fernández Cunill
Landscape
Simón Díaz Santis, Javier Fernández Cunill
Lighting
Simón Díaz Santis, Javier Fernández Cunill
Supervision
Simón Díaz Santis, Javier Fernández Cunill
Construction
Diaz Fernandez Arquitectos
Material
Wood, Steel, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
Estudio Sie7e + Benjamín Goñi Arquitectos: The site of the house is on a hill in Tunquén, a coastal town just over an hour from Santiago. The client's brief was to design a beach house that could eventually become a permanent residence, but not a conventional house.
Architecture firm
Estudio Sie7e, Benjamín Goñi Arquitectos
Principal architect
María Victoria Rodrigo, Benjamín Goñi Huneeus
Design team
Estudio Sie7e (María Victoria Rodrigo, Fabricio Ferrero), Benjamín Goñi Arquitectos (Benjamín Goñi Huneeus)
Collaborators
Joaquín Hernandez
Civil engineer
Osvaldo Cardemil
Structural engineer
Felipe Cardemil
Environmental & MEP
Manuel Gutierrez, Patricio Vega, Ana María Carrasco
Landscape
MM Paisajismo Y construcción de jardines. Paula Mecklenburg
Supervision
Estudio Sie7e + Benjamín Goñi Arquitectos
Visualization
Estudio Sie7e + Benjamín Goñi Arquitectos
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Construction
Osvaldo Cardemil
Material
Heat-treated wood (exterior), pine wood (interior), glass, metal structure
Typology
Residential › Beach House
