This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Casa en Jean Mermoz, a cornerstone of Chilean residential architecture, built on Jean Mermoz Street in the Las Condes district and demolished in 1992. Its architect, Fabio Cruz Prieto, pioneered a highly distinctive approach to conceiving, designing, and constructing architecture, in which every part and stage of the work was simultaneously autonomous and complementary.
The reinforced concrete structure of the Casa en Jean Mermoz is one such element with intrinsic value: an exceptional case of form design and construction. However, it remained hidden behind various wooden walls and ceilings. This project brings this structure to light, without being a mere reproduction. The original structure was built using tongue-and-groove pine boards arranged in various directions: columns with vertical boards; beams with horizontal boards; slabs, constructed from triangular modules, revealing a multidirectional system of textures; and retaining walls that form a true puzzle of boards and orientations.
