An elegant fold. Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa
19/08/2021.
[Rapel Lake - La Estrella] Chile
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The pavilion designed by Ignacio Correa is located on the shore of Lake Rapel, an artificial lake that is part of a hydraulic system made up of the lake itself, the Rapel hydroelectric power station and a dam located in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, south of the capital, Santiago de Chile.
The construction is oriented perpendicular to the shore, looking for the best views of the pines and the most appropriate orientation.
The construction is oriented perpendicular to the shore, looking for the best views of the pines and the most appropriate orientation.
Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa. Photograph by Pablo Casals Aguirre.
Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa. Photograph by Pablo Casals Aguirre.
Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa. Photograph by Pablo Casals Aguirre.
Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa. Photograph by Pablo Casals Aguirre.
Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa. Photograph by Pablo Casals Aguirre.
Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa. Photograph by Pablo Casals Aguirre.
Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa. Photograph by Pablo Casals Aguirre.
Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa. Photograph by Pablo Casals Aguirre.
Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa. Photograph by Pablo Casals Aguirre.
Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa. Photograph by Pablo Casals Aguirre.
Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa. Photograph by Pablo Casals Aguirre.
Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa. Photograph by Pablo Casals Aguirre.
Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa. Photograph by Pablo Casals Aguirre.
Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa. Photograph by Pablo Casals Aguirre.
Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa. Photograph by Pablo Casals Aguirre.
Site plan. Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa.
Ground floor plan. Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa.
Section. Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa.
Elevations. Lake pavilion by Ignacio Correa.
Ignacio Correa designed the project as a minimal home. The house carefully supported on the slope towards the water, has a linear layout, slightly broken to a third of it (from the highest area of the land).
Access is through the corridor, an intermediate space between exterior and interior, which blurs the boundary of the façade and runs parallel to the north façade.
The program is organized, from west to east, placing the most private spaces in a more compact body near the west, gathered in that bend of the plant, and the social spaces in the longitudinal direction of the pine park, opened towards the front view of the lake.
Access is through the corridor, an intermediate space between exterior and interior, which blurs the boundary of the façade and runs parallel to the north façade.
The program is organized, from west to east, placing the most private spaces in a more compact body near the west, gathered in that bend of the plant, and the social spaces in the longitudinal direction of the pine park, opened towards the front view of the lake.
Project description by Ignacio Correa
The project is defined as a minimal dwelling located on the shore of Lake Rapel, in the sixth region of Chile. This building is located towards the shore and is oriented, on its main façade, towards the canal that opens to the center of the lake. This location ensures the greatest possible distance between the north façade and the canal itself, leaving a park of pine trees free, which is the area where the garden is projected.
Access to the pavilion is defined from the projection of a route that goes from the top of the site to the shore of the lake . In this way is built a corridor, or longitudinal galleryto which the facade opens, allowing to blur and project the boundary between this corridor and the interior space.
The structure of the project is defined from the function that is given to each of the construction elements. In this sense , since the foundations are concrete, a plinth is built that makes it possible to account for the slope of the land. The walls are generally considered to be stuccoed, reformed masonry, which in addition to its displacement, allows the contrast with the foundation itself. Finally, for the north façade and the roof, a metallic structure is considered that allows the pillars of the gallery to be moved outwards, thus freeing the opening of the façade towards the park.
As for the program, the common spaces are located in the longitudinal direction of the pine park, at the same time that they are opened towards the front view of the lake. The service spaces are instead concentrated towards the west façade as a more compact body that folds to align the building to the path, that is drawn from the upper level of the land to the shore of the lake.
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Architects
Collaborators
Structural Engineer.- Alex Pop.
Builder
Roberto Leyton.
Area
85 m².
Dates
2020 2021.
Location
Rapel Lake, La Estrella, Chile.
Photography
Ignacio Correa
Ignacio Correa is a certified architect in 2000 from the Finis Terrae University and a Master in Urban Project from the Catholic University of Chile. In 2007, and after working in some of the most prestigious offices in the country, he opened his studio as an independent where he developed an architecture that places special interest in the relationship of the project with the landscape in which it is inserted.
Some of his works have been exhibited in various samples of Architecture, such as the Biennials of Santiago, Buenos Aires and the Pan American Biennial of Quito. His work has also been published in specialized magazines in Chile, Italy, Argentina and Colombia, and recently he has been invited and appointed jury for the international ArkxSite architecture competition in Portugal.
He currently works independently and is a lecturer of Workshop and Urban Planning, at the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the Finis Terrae University, in Santiago, Chile.
Distinctions and acknowledgments:
_ Maitenes House / selected for the 17th Buenos Aires Biennial.
_ Guest jury for the international ArkxSite contest in Portugal.
_ Women House / selected for the 16th Buenos Aires Biennial.
_Casa del Cerro / selected for the 18th Pan American Biennial of Quito.
_Casa del Cerro / selected for the 14th Buenos Aires Biennial.
_ Nexans offices / selected for the 14th Buenos Aires Biennial.
_ Marine House / selected for the 14th Santiago Biennial.
Some of his works have been exhibited in various samples of Architecture, such as the Biennials of Santiago, Buenos Aires and the Pan American Biennial of Quito. His work has also been published in specialized magazines in Chile, Italy, Argentina and Colombia, and recently he has been invited and appointed jury for the international ArkxSite architecture competition in Portugal.
He currently works independently and is a lecturer of Workshop and Urban Planning, at the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the Finis Terrae University, in Santiago, Chile.
Distinctions and acknowledgments:
_ Maitenes House / selected for the 17th Buenos Aires Biennial.
_ Guest jury for the international ArkxSite contest in Portugal.
_ Women House / selected for the 16th Buenos Aires Biennial.
_Casa del Cerro / selected for the 18th Pan American Biennial of Quito.
_Casa del Cerro / selected for the 14th Buenos Aires Biennial.
_ Nexans offices / selected for the 14th Buenos Aires Biennial.
_ Marine House / selected for the 14th Santiago Biennial.
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