El Pangue House / Elton+Leniz Arquitectos Asociados

Architects: Elton+Leniz Arquitectos Asociados
Location: El Pangue, Chile
Associated Architects: Mirene Elton, Mauricio Leniz
Colaborator Architect: Germán Rodríguez Olivo
Builder: Beranda
Area: 437 sqm
Year: 2009
Photographs: Natalia Vial
Cadaques House Remodeling / Altamirano Armanet Arquitectos

Architects: Altamirano Armanet Arquitectos
Location: Vitacura, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of Altamirano Armanet Arquitectos
Laguna Verde House II / Altamirano Armanet Arquitectos

Architects: Altamirano Armanet Arquitectos
Location: Laguna Verde, V Region, Chile
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Courtesy of Altamirano Armanet Arquitectos
Laguna Verde House I / Altamirano Armanet Arquitectos + Carlos Bisbal

Architects: Altamirano Armanet Arquitectos, Carlos Bisbal
Location: Valparaiso, Chile
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Francisca Domínguez
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Concentration / FJL + Desarrollo Integral de Proyectos

Architects: FJL + Desarrollo Integral de Proyectos
Location: Independencia, Santiago, Chile
Architect In Charge: Francisco Javier Leiva
Coordinator Architect: Silvia Durán
Constructor: Ingevec S.A.
Technical Inspection: Juan Eduardo Mujica y Cía. Ltda.
Area: 10,000 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Cristián Ciolina
Video: CANCHA – Chilean Soilscapes by Cristobal Palma
After opening in August, the 13th Venice Biennale will end this Sunday (November 25th). This video is a recording made by Cristobal Palma of the Chilean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2012 entitled CANCHA – Chilean Soilscapes (see our coverage of the exhibit here).
The Chilean Pavilion was curated by Pilar Planchart and Bernardo Valdés. Other invited architects included Pedro Alonso (Deserta), Elemental (Metropolitan Promenade), Susuka (Limitless Chile), Genaro Cuadros (Playground), Germán del Sol (Kancha), Iván Ivelic (Travesies of the Amereida) and Rodrigo Tisi (Performances of Conquest). The Chilean artist Pedro Pulido also exhibited his sculpture, Nein.
More info on the Pavilion, and videos by Cristobal Palma, after the break…
One Patio House / Polidura + Talhouk Arquitectos
Architects: Polidura + Talhouk Arquitectos
Location: Comuna de Ñuñoa, Santiago de Chile
Design Team: Antonio Polidura, Pablo Talhouk
Collaborators: Ignacio Caroca, Victor Lillo
Engineering: ALPA / Alfonso Pacheco, Guillermo Donoso
Area: 230 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Courtesy of Polidura + Talhouk Arquitectos, © Aryeh Kornfeld
Casa Maitencillo / Mas y Fernández Arquitectos Asociados

Architects: Mas y Fernández Arquitectos Asociados
Location: Loteo Alta Vista, Maitencillo, Chile
Architects In Charge: Cristóbal Fernández CH, Andrés Mas E
Calculista: Enrique Riobo
Landscape: María Trinidad Escudero
Constructor: Alejandro Molina
Principal: Alejandro Molina
Area: 177.24 sqm
Year: 2011
Photographs: Nico Saieh
Dining-Multi Room, Iron Mountain / Polidura + Talhouk Arquitectos

Architects: Polidura + Talhouk Arquitectos
Location: Lampa, Chile
Architects: Antonio Polidura, Pablo Talhouk
Year: 2011
Photographs: Aryeh Kornfeld
Pangal Cabin / EMa Arquitectos

Architects: EMa Arquitectos
Location: Casablanca, Chile
Design Team: Klaus Matuschka, Orlando Etcheberrigaray
Constructor: Nautilus
Area: 60 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Marcelo Cáceres
Hotel Tierra Patagonia / Cazu Zegers Arquitectura

Architects: Cazu Zegers Arquitectura
Location: Torres del Paine, XII Región, Chile
Design Team: Cazu Zegers G., Rodrigo Ferrer, Roberto Benavente
Project Year: 2011
Photographs: Courtesy of Cazu Zegers Arquitectura
Enlargement of Los Alamos House / Rodrigo Piwonka Ariztía + Juan Luis Martínez Nahuel

Architects: Rodrigo Piwonka Ariztía + Juan Luis Martínez Nahuel
Location: Los Álamos, Santo Domingo, V Región, Chile
Authors: Rodrigo Piwonka Ariztía, Juan Luis Martínez Nahuel
Project Year: 2011
Photographs: Rodrigo Piwonka
Lucernas House / 01 Arq

Architects: 01 Arq
Location: Catemito, San Bernardo, Chile
Design Team: Cristian Winckler, Pablo Saric, Felipe Fritz
Project Year: 2011
Photographs: Aryeh Kornfeld
Spotlight Award: Pezo Von Ellrichshausen Architects

The bold, yet seemingly simplistic geometric structures designed by architects Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen of Pezo von Ellrichshausen are turning heads internationally, as the Chilean firm has been announced as the recipient of the fourth annual Spotlight Award. Presented by the Houston-based non-profit Rice Design Alliance (RDA), the international award spotlights “exceptionally gifted” architects during the early phase of their professional careers.
Video: Valparaiso Cultural Park / HLPS arquitectos by Cristobal Palma
Parque Cultural de Valparaiso [PCdV] from Estudio Palma on Vimeo.
Winner of an international competition in 2009 after the rejection of a proposal from brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, the Valparaíso Cultural Center designed by HLPS arquitectos was finished last year with an impressive result. Today we have this great video Cristobal Palma just shared with us, shot a couple of months ago.
You can check some more videos by Cristobal Palma at ArchDaily:
Scanavini Barn / Juan Sepúlveda Grazioli + Cecilia Wolff Cecchi

Architects: Juan Sepúlveda Grazioli, Cecilia Wolff Cecchi
Location: Barrio Club Hípico, Santiago, Chile
Collaborators: Catalina Michael Flaño
Structural Engineer: Alfonso Larraín
Constructor: La Hacienda
Area: 600 sqm
Year: 2011
Photography: Juan Sepúlveda Grazioli
House in The Patagonia Fjords / Armando Montero + Samuel Bravo

Architects: Armando Montero + Samuel Bravo
Location: Región de Aysén, Chile
Architects: Samuel Bravo, Armando Montero
Project Year: 2011
Photographs: Samuel Bravo
Chalet C7 / Nicolás del Río + Max Núñez

Architects: Nicolás Del Río + Máx Núñez
Location: Portillo, Los Andes, Valparaíso Region, Chile
Architects: Nicolás del Rio, Max Núñez
Collaborators: Heloise Gailing
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Erieta Attali
10×10 House / Nicolás del Rio + Max Núñez

Architects: Nicolás del Rio / Max Núñez
Location: Las Condes, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Architects: Nicolás del Rio, Max Núñez
Associate Architect: Felipe Camus
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Erieta Attali
La Baronia House / Nicolás del Rio + Max Núñez

Architects: Nicolás del Rio + Max Núñez
Location: Quintero, Valparaíso Region, Chile
Architect In Charge: Nicolás del Rio, Max Núñez
Project Year: 2009
Project Area: 150 sqm
Photographs: Erieta Attali, Felipe Camus, Sergio Pirrone
Matter @ Context: Contemporary Chilean Architecture at the IIT

Starting today, “Matter @ Context: Contemporary Chilean Architecture” will feature an interesting group of Chilean practices whose work represent the new architecture of the country.
The Exhibit Organized by the Universidad Finis Terrae de Chile and the Illinois Institute of Technology will be on display at the Crown Hall, IIT, until October 22nd. A lecture, with Alberto Moletto, Ignacio Volante and Felipe Assadi, will take place on the 16th at 6PM. The book “Matter @ Contex” published by UFT will also be launched at the event.
More about the curation and images of the selected projects after the break:




































































