House in Buchupureo / Alvaro Ramírez and Clarisa Elton
Name of works: House in Buchupureo
Location: Buchupureo, VIII Region, Chile
Draft: September 2005
Construction: December 2005 - February 2006
Architects: Alvaro Ramirez, Clarisa Elton
Builder: Ruperto Vera.
Structural calculations: Alvaro Ramirez
Owner: Alvaro Ramirez + Clarisa Elton
Total Cost: $ 7,050,000 (U.S. $ 15,000)
Floor area: 55m2
Photographers: Carlos Ferrer Alvaro Ramirez + Clarisa Elton +
This small house is located in a remote tip of the south-central coast of Chile, specifically in Buchupureo, VIII Bío-Bío region.
The project develops a dialogue with its environment, either because the material used for space development, as well as the implementation form on the site.
The house sits on a steep slope through piles, which slowed the project intervention in the soil, in turn allowing the free passage of water.
This 3 cabin develops spatial situations that meet the rest of the acts themselves. A room with a bathroom, a space that meets with the kitchen and a terrace in the middle as the articulator of both. All spaces in the panoramic view looking toward the Pacific Ocean. The terrace serves as the lobby area of population arises as intermediate space which is located between two interior spaces, providing protection against wind and allows together with the extension of the ocean.
The structure, most of it is giving way to the house. This is conceived from the area with wood (pine), so the walls are made in pine, which were treated differently according to their role. For the pillar structure and Envigado used pieces of 4 "x6", 2 "x6" and 2 "x5". All were impregnated to give protection against dampness. For the coating was used pine ¾ "x4" brushing without any treatment. Finally, for the cladding was used a rabbet 1 "x4", which is painted with carbolineum.
Tectonics of the project establishes a close relationship with the local architecture using wood and stone 'flagstone' as predominant materials. (Most of the fences are built with flagstone pircas stone and clay, as well as many old houses sockets).
The roof structure is wood and it worked like a plane that folds up slightly, which shows the structure of their walls allowing light to be reflected inside creating a feeling of spaciousness. The stone flagstone was used to coat and protect the cover, in turn, is thought as an adaptation of both cultural (local architecture) and natural (landscape elements).
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