Refugio 45 | Gonzalo Rufin Arquitectos

Chile / 2024

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In the middle of a mountainous sector with a view surrounded by forests and ravines, the “Refugio 45” project is located on the windy beach of Matanzas, Chile. Its figure stands out from a distance for being both vertical and horizontal at the same time, making the most of the only flat space of the land where it is located, and thanks to its wood materiality it blends in as a cozy shelter inviting you to protect yourself from the climatic conditions of the place. The construction is characterized by the repetition of a module that houses three stories high and extends nine times in width, forming 80 m2 between exterior and interior spaces. Furthermore, through a skeleton made up of wood and steel ties, the project recognizes the small available area where it should be located and uses it to its advantage to rise vertically, distributing the public program, such as the kitchen, living room and bathroom, on the first floor next to the terraces, while the private spaces are on the upper floors, such as the master bedroom and a loft that is used to accommodate guests. Finally, the envelope of this house designed as a second home is resolved considering certain levels of transparency, leaving its side faces open to work on clean horizontal views of the forest, accompanied by a set of blinds that generate a permeable closure in connection with the environment. 


 


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En medio de un sector montañoso con una vista rodeada de bosques y quebradas, se ubica el proyecto “Refugio 45” en la ventosa playa de Matanzas, Chile. Su figura destaca a lo lejos por ser tan vertical como horizontal a la vez, aprovechando al máximo el único espacio plano del terreno donde se ubica, y que gracias a su materialidad en madera se mimetiza como un acogedor albergue invitando a protegerse de las condiciones climáticas del lugar. La construcción se caracteriza por la repetición de un módulo que aloja tres pisos de altura y se extiende nueve veces a lo ancho, conformando 80 m2 entre espacios exteriores e interiores. Además, mediante un esqueleto conformado por amarres de madera y acero, el proyecto reconoce su pequeña área disponible donde debe emplazarse y lo usa a su favor para levantarse verticalmente, distribuyendo el programa público, como la cocina, el living y el baño, en un primer piso junto a las terrazas, mientras que los espacios privados quedan en los pisos superiores, como el dormitorio principal y un altillo que se utiliza para alojar invitados. Finalmente, la envolvente de esta casa pensada como segunda vivienda, se resuelve considerando ciertos niveles de transparencia, dejando abiertas sus caras laterales para trabajar unas vistas horizontales limpias al bosque, acompañadas de un conjunto de persianas que generan un cierre permeable y en conexión con el entorno. 



Architecture Firm: Gonzalo Rufin Arquitectos + Felipe Toro 


Builder company: Constructora Guay Guay. 


Structural engineer company: Jorge Argandoña. 


Photography: Pablo Casals Aguirre (https://www.pablocasals.cl/)

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    In the middle of a mountainous sector with a view surrounded by forests and ravines, the “Refugio 45” project is located on the windy beach of Matanzas, Chile. Its figure stands out from a distance for being both vertical and horizontal at the same time, making the most of the only flat space of the land where it is located, and thanks to its wood materiality it blends in as a cozy shelter inviting you to protect yourself from the climatic conditions of the place. The construction...

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