Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects
04/01/2018.
[Comuna de San Esteban] Chile
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Mountaineer’s refuge is a small cottage that covers the basic needs of the mountaineer who visits it.
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
Mountaineer's Refuge by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects. Photograph © Federico Cairoli
The refuge designed by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects has a bedroom, storage room, living room and a central nucleus with bathroom and kitchen. The materials used fulfill both aesthetic and structural functions. It is a place for contemplation of the landscape, therefore, the living room has a panoramic window that directs the gaze to a nearby mountain.
Description of project by Gonzalo Iturriaga Architects
The design brief was for a small cabin with a roof, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom – the necessities for resuming the mountain trek begun the day before.
The proposal involved building, through planes and angles, a structure that provides an entrance through its folds and exterior views through its cuts. Built around a central core of services, the exterior shape and interior volume are defined by the folds.
At one end of the cabin is the bedroom, along with a storage room for mountaineering equipment. The other end features a sitting area where the nearby mountain draws the eye toward the panoramic view.
The exterior is finished in pine, metal elements and picture windows that perform both structural and volumetric functions.
The cabin rests on piles, making it a self-contained object suspended above the ground. The building is ventilated on all sides; the updraft from the mountain provides airflow through a series of dedicated openings.
This is the point of arrival and departure for the mountaineer’s treks. It is not just a lookout and a shelter, but a special place for contemplation and relaxation. It is a true refuge.
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Architects
Architectural firm.- Gonzalo Iturriaga Arquitectos; Lead architect.- Gonzalo Iturriaga Atala
Dates
2015-16
Venue
Comuna de San Esteban, V región, Chile
Area
60 m²
Architects Gonzalo Iturriaga
Gonzalo Iturriaga is a chief architect at Gonzalo Iturriaga Arquitectos founded in 2010 in the city of Santiago de Chile.
As a student, he obtained a Master's Degree in Architecture from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2013. He is also an architect with maximum distinction from Andres Bello University and was awarded as the best student of the 2009 school.
In the academic field, he is Professor at the School of Architecture, Creative Campus of Andres Bello University since 2010; And he served as a professor of Contest Workshop during 2013 at the Faculty of Architecture of the Central University of Chile.
As a student, he obtained a Master's Degree in Architecture from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2013. He is also an architect with maximum distinction from Andres Bello University and was awarded as the best student of the 2009 school.
In the academic field, he is Professor at the School of Architecture, Creative Campus of Andres Bello University since 2010; And he served as a professor of Contest Workshop during 2013 at the Faculty of Architecture of the Central University of Chile.
