Casa Duna | WHALE!
Tunquén / Chile / 2022
Casa Duna is located on a flat terrain, without views, and exposed to both the north wind and the main road of the La Boca fund in Tunquén. It appears to the environment as a tapered body devoid of openings.
The walls, too long, are covered in untreated 1x4'' wood, like the board fences, covers, or quarters that abound in the area to cover sawmill sheds or simply to delimit plots.
Nothing of the program is revealed to the landscape, only a body, a skin, and a distant expression of a sphinx. Once the threshold is crossed, the enigma is solved. The interiors do not encompass the entirety of the volume that is appreciated from the exterior. Instead, a linear and alternating sequence of rooms and courtyards.
The simple program on the first level includes a living room, which includes the kitchen, and two twin bedrooms linked to private bathrooms. A system of four sliding doors allows for flexible spatial rearrangements.
On the second floor, the master bedroom with bathroom and a lookout terrace in search of distant geographies. The main courtyard, elongated and sunny, includes a deck, a pool, a gray gravel surface, and a service area.
The private courtyard, square and with soft ground, serves as natural light for the two bedrooms on the first level. Since the house was completed, the bolds, liters, and other native species have had a respite from the north wind and are beginning to let go of their shyness to grow with greater vigor.
Credits
Architecture Firm: Whale!
Lead Architects: Branko Pavlovic and Luca Montanarella
Photography: Natalia Oyarzún
Constructor: Rodrigo Espinoza + Construcciones Rivas
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Casa Duna se emplaza en un terreno plano, sin vistas y expuesto tanto al viento norte como al camino principal del fundo la Boca en Tunquén. Hacia el entorno se manifiesta como un cuerpo aflautado y desprovisto de vanos.
Los muros, demasiado largos, están revestidos en una madera de 1x4’’ sin tratar, a modo de los cierros de tabla, tapa o cuartones que abundan en la zona para cubrir galpones de aserraderos o, simplemente, para delimitar predios.
Nada del programa es revelado al paisaje, solo un cuerpo, una piel, y una expresión distante de esfinge. Una vez traspasado el umbral se resuelve el enigma. Los interiores no abarcan la totalidad del volumen que se aprecia desde el exterior. En su lugar, una secuencia lineal y alternada de recintos y patios.
El sencillo programa en el primer nivel reúne un living, que incluye la cocina, y dos dormitorios gemelos vinculados a baños privados. Un sistema de cuatro puertas correderas permite reconfigurar las relaciones espaciales de manera flexible.
En el segundo piso, el dormitorio principal con baño y una terraza mirador en búsqueda de geografías lejanas. El patio principal, alargado y asoleado, incluye un deck, una piscina, una superficie de gravilla gris y un área de servicios.
El patio privado, cuadrado y de suelo blando, sirve de luz natural a los dos dormitorios del primer nivel. Desde que la casa fue terminada, los boldos, litres y otras especies nativas han tenido una tregua con el viento norte y van dejando de lado la timidez para crecer con un mayor vigor.
Casa Duna is located on a flat terrain, without views, and exposed to both the north wind and the main road of the La Boca fund in Tunquén. It appears to the environment as a tapered body devoid of openings. The walls, too long, are covered in untreated 1x4'' wood, like the board fences, covers, or quarters that abound in the area to cover sawmill sheds or simply to delimit plots. Nothing of the program is revealed to the landscape, only a body, a skin, and a distant expression of a...
- Year 2022
- Work finished in 2022
- Status Completed works
- Type Single-family residence / Interior design
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