TH House / SUN arquitectos

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Chicureo, Chile
  • Architects: SUN arquitectos
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  356
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Lamitech, AB Kupfer, Tecma, Villalba, Volcan
  • Architect In Charge: Juan Eduardo Salinas
  • Collaborator Architect: Balazs Rose
  • Construction: Constructora ETK, Lamitec Maderas Laminadas
  • Project Year: 2014
  • Construction Year: 2015
  • City: Chicureo
  • Country: Chile
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Text description provided by the architects. TH house is located at a 5000 sqm plot in Chicureo, close to Santiago de Chile. The house is designed by requires of use of laminated wood as the main structural material.

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TH House / SUN arquitectos - Interior Photography, Living Room, Table, Chair
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The plan is organized in 356 sqm, distributed on the ground floor, located so as to conquer a large portion of land in a place with minimum slope, without any presence of trees. The house is divided into two main volumes - service and rooms - connected by a higher central space where the lobby and the living room is located. 

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The house is built on a plot of agricultural origin with expansive clay, so the foundations are pulled back under a cantilevered slab of 1.5 meters to protect them. A system of pillars of laminated wood with a width of 56 x 13 cm is placed onto the reinforced concrete slab, arranged in opposite directions, braces and supports the large laminated wood beams of 1 meter high and 30 meters long. These beams are arranged in such a way to balance cantilevers over 5 meters at its ends.

TH House / SUN arquitectos - Exterior Photography
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The roofing is constructed by a series of laminated wood beams spaced apart one meter each, the inclined height is taken depending on the interior spaces, incorporating a series of skylights that provide natural light.

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The walls are all wood structure with tongue and groove and painted wood siding by both side, with a series of high standard heat insulation, preventing thermal bridges. The exterior walls are built of 20 cm thickness.

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Cite: "TH House / SUN arquitectos" [Casa TH / SUN arquitectos] 11 Aug 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/793107/th-house-sun-arquitectos> ISSN 0719-8884

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