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The Sheep Refuge / SAA Arquitectura + Territorio

Valentina Díaz — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:41:00 +0000

La Oveja Shelter is located in Cerro Castillo, in the Chilean Patagonia, within a territory marked by the vast, open landscape, climatic variation, and the isolation characteristic of southern Patagonia. In contrast to this vast scale, the project operates in the opposite direction: concentration. Rather than competing with the immensity of the surroundings, it aims to construct a precise, contained, and efficient interior capable of offering shelter while maintaining a relationship with the outdoors.

Lucerna House / SAA Arquitectura + Territorio

Valentina Díaz — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000

The house, a primary residence, is located on a plot of land between the pampas grasslands and an ancient forest of ñires (Nothofagus antártica) on the outskirts of the city of Coyhaique, the capital of the Aysén region.

Monreal House / SAA Arquitectura + Territorio

Andreas Luco — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Chile’s Patagonian landscape is defined by the immensity of nature in relation to the small density of constructions imposed upon it. The Monreal House is in the middle of remote Patagonia Mountain, and its construction processes were thought about this special location condition. From the beginning, given the sitting conditions, the design had to resolve two primary requirements. It is a grid project that considers the adverse conditions that affect construction in this type of region: remoteness, difficult access to and frequent lack of supply of materials, and a harsh working climate. The architectural concept is guided by the slope of the terrain, as well as by the wish to maintain the Monreal ´lake horizon. It was decided that the entire layout should be confined to two levels, establishing a relation to the lake and mountains by sitting the house against the slope.

Helvetia Refuge / SAA Arquitectura + Territorio

Valeria Silva — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 05:00:00 +0000

The commission consisted of a mountain refuge on a wooded terrain in the town of Malalcahuello, near the Corralco ski center, Araucanía region, southern Chile. Due to the moisture of the terrain, given the snowfall in winter of more than 80 cm in height, the structure was designed starting from a steel floor structure, and from there, the walls and roof were completely made of wood.

Coyan Refuge / SAA Arquitectura + Territorio

Agustina Coulleri — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 23:00:00 +0000

Coyan Refuge is located in a tall and dense ancient endemic forest within Malalcahuello in a mountainous area of the Araucania region, in the southern lands of Chile.

Impluvium Cabin / SAA Arquitectura + Territorio

Valeria Silva — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Impluvium Shelter is located in a tall and dense ancient endemic forest within Huilo-Huilo natural reserve in a mountainous area of ‘Los Rios’ region, in the southern lands of Chile.

Hats House / SAA arquitectura + territorio

Andreas Luco — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 03:00:00 +0000

The commission consisted of a single-family house on the shores of the lake Lago General Carrera, near the town of Puerto Rio Tranquilo, located 4 hours south of Coyhaique along Carretera Austral, in the region of Aysen, in the Chilean Patagonia. From the beginning, given the conditions of the site, the design had to attempt to solve two main requirements. The first one, requested by the client, was to honour the characteristics of the Patagonian buildings, and the second, was to understand the adverse conditions of constructing in these regions: isolation, shortages of materials, inhospitable climate for working on the site and scarce workforce.

Muelle House / SAA arquitectura + territorio

Clara Ott — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 08:00:00 +0000

The dock house is a second home located meters from the coastal área of Pichicuy, in Chile’s V Region.

MG Retreat / SAA Arquitectura + Territorio

Rayen Sagredo — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:00:00 +0000

The project satisfies the requirement to construct a compact family hut, onto which a guest wing will be added.

Corridor House / SAA arquitectura + territorio

Cristobal Rojas — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000

The site is laid out along the shore of Lake Rupanco, on a southern facing slope, within a forest of Olivillo, Tepa and Coigue. Given the value of the tree species, the project is developed on the basis of integrating the required spaces within the layout of the existing trees.

La Pajarera Lodge Shangri-La / SAA arquitectura + territorio

Valentina Villa — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 11:00:00 +0000

The roost is a family-run cabin lodge located in the Andean foothills near San Fernando, in Chile’s central mountain range.

Rural Health Clinic / SAA arquitectura + territorio, Cristobal Vial Decombe

Sabrina Leiva — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 16:00:00 +0000

The Project is located in Caleta El Sauce, a coastal enclave in the province of Ovalle, north of Fray Jorge National Park. The local population, which is essentially dedicated to fishing and seaweed collection, receives a medical round every 30 days. The project consisted of a temporary installation aimed at receiving and supporting the visiting doctors, as well as providing a social platform from which the landscape is embraced.