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Gaviota House / SAA Arquitectura + Territorio

Cristina Popescu — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000

To inhabit is not to occupy a place, but to establish a conscious relationship with it. The project is located at the eastern end of Lake Rupanco, within a tall, old-growth temperate rainforest in southern Chile, composed of century-old ulmo, tepa, and arrayán trees, a dense understory, and a living network of biodiversity.

Key House / Lezaeta Lavanchy + Esteban Arteaga

Valentina Díaz — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

"The regional character is a property of any authentic architecture." — Christian Norberg-Schulz

The Arboreto House / Camila Pineda Arquitectura

Valentina Díaz — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000

The concept behind Casa El Arboreto arises from the desire to create an introspective space that remains connected to the surrounding nature, immersed in a forest of Arrayanes and Melíes. The challenge was to find a harmonious balance between the lush landscape and everyday domestic spaces. This balance is achieved through the use of galleries, an architectural resource deeply rooted in Chilean tradition. The galleries allow the diffused natural light filtering through the trees to enter the interior spaces, transforming the home into a showcase of the natural environment; a space that generates feelings of contemplation and refuge.

House MM / EXTCO

Valeria Silva — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

The Work is located in the south of Chile in the city of Puerto Varas, which is a very rainy area with a humid climate. The assignment consisted of a single-family home on a plot of land with a complex geometry at the time of the program being finalized. The morphology of the house is born as a result of the possibility of inhabiting the land on a single floor.

Tiny Auro / TRAWA Arquitectos

Valeria Silva — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000

The Región de los Lagos and Puerto Varas in particular have been the capital of tourism for years and a must-see stop in the summer season. Its majestic Lake Llanquihue and the proximity to several Volcanoes and National Parks make it a must-see place to stay in the area. Winter tourism is also on the rise, and for the locals it is an attraction, a weekend getaway to a pleasant place, closer to nature, simply to disconnect and rest. For this last reason, the need to create Tiny Auro was born.

House in the Forest / Daiber & Aceituno Arquitectos

Paula Pintos — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Located within a dense forest in southern Chile, near Puerto Varas, this residential project takes shape as a compact volume elevated on arched foundations that help minimize contact with the ground while emphasizing the intersection between two dissimilar horizontal planes.

Cross House / Viento Norte

Pilar Caballero — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Casa Cruz (Cross House) is a housing project located on a rural site in Puerto Varas. Designed by the architects of Viento Norte, who aimed to integrate the home harmoniously and respectfully into its natural surroundings. The site features a medium-height native forest, which was a determining factor in the project. Firstly, the goal is for the house to be elevated above the ground to inhabit the height of the tree canopy. Secondly, the solution of raising the house is to achieve greater capture of natural sunlight. Finally, the project adapts to and works with the natural slope of the land, creating a relationship at different levels with the exterior.

Cero House / Estudio Sur Arquitectos

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Casa Cero is located in southern Chile, nestled within a dense forest of abundant vegetation in the city of Puerto Varas. The brief was to design and build an economical home of 120 m², using only a small clearing in the land and interfering with the natural environment as little as possible.

Aladino House / Iván Bravo Arquitectos

Andreas Luco — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Casa Aladino can be understood as the articulation between two architectures: Residential and utilitarian; contemporary and rural; contrast and mimesis. Both are expressed in a single element of monumental character perched over the landscape.

TF House / Cristián Romero Valente

Benjamin Zapico — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 02:00:00 +0000

Casa TF is a single-family home located in southern Chile, Los Lagos region, Puerto Varas commune.

House MiniDV / Viento Norte

Valeria Silva — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000

The Casa MiniDV is a rural architectural work that stands out for its functionality, compact design, and fast construction. The project was designed by architects from Viento Norte, who sought to integrate the house harmoniously and respectfully into its natural environment.

Casa Cumbre / Viento Norte

Benjamin Zapico — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 15:00:00 +0000

"Casa Cumbre" is a housing project that aims to reinterpret rural living by combining natural beauty with modern sophistication and comfort. Located in the town of Las Quemas, near Puerto Varas, it seeks a flexible design that can adapt to different types of spaces and uses.

House 4 Aguas / Viento Norte

Andreas Luco — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Casa 4 Aguas is a single-family house located in the rural sector of Puerto Varas. The lot has a pronounced hill, which at its highest point reaches a view of the Calbuco volcano and Lake Llanquihue. The project adapts to the slope and seizes the views of the lake and volcano.

La torrecita / Felipe Valdivia

Andreas Luco — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Camilo, our neighbor, had just built some children's games for his daughter and he had a complete 8” log left over, which he sold to us and with which we built the foundations of the little tower. But the shoes were to be made of stone. What's more: the stones that we took from the river, to erect the little tower in the old way, are still there thrown away, right next to the logs of wood that we finally used as supports, because with them it was easier to level and fix the base structure. We turned those stones into small monoliths that point the way to the little tower among the vegetation.

Little House / Felipe Valdivia

Valeria Silva — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

The “Tiny House” typology has become very popular lately. And with it, the romantic idea of living with less (less space, fewer things, and supposedly fewer problems) has come to capitalize on a wide range of content; Netflix series, Instagram accounts, and countless Pinterest boards showing tiny houses in rural landscapes have made this idea a trend. And even more, this is promoted as a vision of the future; a response to the imminent collapse of current ways of life in the city. But what happens in reality, beyond the idea?

Ridge House / Estudio Diagonal

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Looking for new ways to traditional barn-house is one of the most common exercises in contemporary architecture practice, and even one of the most applied in the south of Chile.

Keepex Corporate Building / LAGAR Arquitectos

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Located on the outskirts of the city of Puerto Varas, on the edge of the Maullín River, an aquatic biological corridor recognized for its rich biodiversity that receives native and migrating species, the Keepex building emerges as both a challenge and an opportunity to develop a positive relationship between the culture of the company and its environment.

Puerto Varas School Kindergarten / LAGAR Arquitectos

Andreas Luco — Mon, 16 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

The Puerto Varas School was created in 1996, located on the outskirts of the city of the same name, on an elevated place, with hills and wide views of the fields, (on the horizon the Andes Mountain range, and below the city of Puerto Varas). Over the years it was surrounded by new real estate housing and equipment projects. However, it remains in its formative seal, the experience of living immersed in its macro context, aware of the community, the climate, and the nature that surrounds it.