![House La Invernada / MagiaLiquid - Forest](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/4ffb/6dae/28ba/0d46/4000/00c8/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414080794)
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Architects: MagiaLiquid
- Area: 120 m²
- Year: 2011
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Photographs:Felipe Montégu
Text description provided by the architects. This single-family house project is located in the foothills of central Chile, at 45Km. East of the city of Curico. The place is a private reserve of old-growth forest of oaks and other native species of southern Chile.
![House La Invernada / MagiaLiquid - Windows, Beam, Forest, Deck](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/4ffb/6db2/28ba/0d46/4000/00ca/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414080797)
Given the thick density of the surrouding forest, it´s almost impossible to set geographic landmarks, great views or guidelines that allow us to clearly locate the project. Therefore we established a strategy to define the spot based on the light gaps existing in the dense woods. To adapt the program to these free spaces, we distributed the house in three volumes: access, common areas and bedrooms, which will be distributed throughout these gaps according to its optimal orientation.
![House La Invernada / MagiaLiquid - Windows, Sink, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/4ffb/6db4/28ba/0d46/4000/00cb/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414080799)
Under this principle, the access to the house is located in the hub of an existing access path. The volume of common areas containing the living room, kitchen and a covered outdoor space is located with its main facades oriented north-south, and the two level volume of bedrooms is located with its main facades in East-West direction. Finally circulations and great views of the common areas turn into the outer space limited by these two main volumes.
![House La Invernada / MagiaLiquid - Windows, Table, Beam, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/4ffb/6db7/28ba/0d46/4000/00cc/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414080801)
Taking advantage of the natural slope of the terrain and the layout of the program, we created a half-height gap between the volume of bedrooms and the one of the common spaces, generating different horizons of views with the context.
![House La Invernada / MagiaLiquid - Windows, Facade, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/4ffb/6db9/28ba/0d46/4000/00cd/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414080804)
Besides the fact of seeking a maximum respect for the environment, the distribution of the program defines a way to discover the dense forest through the interior pathways within the house.
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The materials are designated according to the available manual labor found in the region which is highly skilled in wood construction. We proposed a structure of pine wood, coated externally with a pattern of vertical strips of 1x2” pine wood without any treatment.