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Remote cabin in Chile by Guillermo Acuña is modelled on traditional fishing huts

July 7, 2022 James Brillon 0

Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados has completed a wooden cabin on a remote island in the Chiloé archipelago, taking cues from traditional architecture found in the area. Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados was commissioned to build a small cabin on a remote site on the main island, known as Isla Grande de Chiloé. The cabin encompasses 85

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LBS house is a cinder block retreat on rugged Chilean coastline

July 5, 2022 James Brillon 0
Casa LBS

Umberto Bonomo and Felipe Alarcón have created a house with an exterior of cinder blocks, overlooking sweeping views of Chile’s rugged Pacific coastline. The LBS house is located near Tunquén, in Chile’s Valparaiso region. This stretch of coastline is known for its remoteness, steep, rocky terrain and sweeping ocean views. It was completed in 2020

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Wheeler Kearns Architects place wood-clad living rooms inside Michigan greenhouse

June 30, 2022 James Brillon 0
Granor Greenhouse

Wheeler Kearns Architects has completed a multipurpose greenhouse for an organic farm in Michigan to host meals and events, grow produce and host classes. The project was completed for Granor Farm, which is located in southern Michigan. According to the architects, it is the first certified organic vegetable farm in southwestern Michigan. The business acquired

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Cotaparedes creates lofty living space in Guadalajara home

June 29, 2022 James Brillon 0
The Cave

Local studio Cotaparedes Arquitectos has completed a minimalist home in Mexico, placing the kitchen, living and dining room below grade to allow the space to open onto a tranquil courtyard. The project, which the studio dubbed “The Cave”, was completed in 2021 for a family living in the suburbs of Guadalajara, where the firm is

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Juan Pablo Ureta orients wooden Chilean beach house around a courtyard

June 22, 2022 James Brillon 0

Juan Pablo Ureta has completed an beach house on Chile’s northern coast, organising most of the living areas around an internal courtyard. The house, constructed out of prefabricated wooden panels, is located near a small beach nicknamed Aguadulce, or Sweet Water, near the town of Huentelauquén, about 300 kilometres north of Santiago. Chilean architect Juan

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Kariouk Architects completes cantilevered chalet overlooking a lake in Canada

June 21, 2022 James Brillon 0
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Kariouk Architects has completed M.O.R.E Cabin, a dramatic cantilevered structure overlooking a lake in Québec meant to stand out from its natural surroundings. Ottawa-based firm Kariouk Architects was commissioned to build a secondary residence overlooking Lac du Brochet, a remote lake roughly 100 kilometres north of the Canadian capital. Its design for an angular, cantilevered

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Quintanilla Arquitectos creates shaded sports complex in Mexican town

June 17, 2022 James Brillon 0
Canales Sports Field

Mexican studio Quintanilla Arquitectos has created the Cárdenas sports complex and skate park in the town of Cañales, which contains a pair of sports courts covered by a concrete structure. Built to increase the sports facilities in the town of Cárdenas in the southern state of Tabasco, the Cañales complex contains a covered basketball court as well as a

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Naturehumaine places sculptural outdoor stairs on Montreal apartment addition

June 15, 2022 James Brillon 0
Louis Hebert building

Naturehumaine has completed six new apartments in a historic Montreal neighbourhood, renovating an existing volume and adding a similar building to an adjacent, vacant lot. The Louis-Hébert building was completed in 2021 as an extension of an existing apartment building from the 1920s. It is located in the historic Rosemont La-Petite-Patrie neighbourhood. To respect the

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Skylights and exposed stone meet in renovated Mexican gallery by Miguel Concha

June 10, 2022 James Brillon 0
Carbonell Foundation stairway in double-height room with stone

Miguel Concha has renovated a historical building in the Mexican city of Querétaro to create new gallery spaces for the work of painter Santiago Carbonell. The original structure, which dates back to 1760, was converted into a museum by the Santiago Carbonell Foundation, an organisation dedicated to preserving and showcasing the work of Carbonell, a

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