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Tabancura School Library Pavilion / José Ignacio Valdivieso

Valentina Díaz — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000

In the context of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Tabancura School invited us to participate in an architectural competition aimed at establishing a definitive master plan for the campus. The proposal sought to complete the infrastructure originally built in the late 1990s through the addition of three new buildings, as well as the design of new courtyards and gardens.

Gardeners' Pavilion Club Hípico de Santiago / José Ignacio Valdivieso

Valeria Silva — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000

One of the main attributes of Club Hípico de Santiago, which differentiates it from most racetracks in Latin America – in addition to its remarkable architectural heritage, inherited from the architect Josué Smith Solar – is its magnificent 1,200-meter-long grass track. A team of 30 gardeners works there daily, completely exposed to the sun throughout the day, stopping their work at noon to have lunch and rest under the shade.

El Bajo Workshop / José Ignacio Valdivieso

Andreas Luco — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:00:00 +0000

A simple program gave rise to this project: a warehouse for tools and agricultural machinery, with a workshop inside. The objective was to build a small barn that, in the manner of traditional “Llaverías” of estates, would form the center of operations of a smaller agricultural unit, where tools, machinery, and crops could be stored, while housing different agricultural tasks, such as fruit selection, tool repairs, etc.

El Galeno Horse Stables and Warehouse / Peñafiel & José Ignacio Valdivieso

Daniel Tapia — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:00:00 +0000

We were commisioned a master plan and the desing of all the infrastructure for a
field at the foot of the mountain range in the town of Huelquen, Chile. Whosehillsides were planted with vineyards, and its flat part, of grass for fodder. The project sought to gather all the farm equipment and service area into a covered building in order to create an operational center for this agricultural business.

El Pangue House / José Ignacio Valdivieso + José Domingo Peñafiel

Valeria Silva — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000

The project is located in a large, sloping site characterized by the presence of a very green ravine extended all along its length. Different strategically placed bodies make up the total of a system of parts that while being autonomous function as a whole.

El Tranque Barn / José Ignacio Valdivieso

Andreas Luco — Tue, 12 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000

The project consists of a small wooden barn for storing bales and carrying out agricultural work that requires protection from the elements. It addresses a basic agricultural necessity, which is generally solved by installing a prefabricated metal shed. Emerging among the landscape of fields, its design strategies are targeted towards keeping the grass in optimal storage conditions by means of ventilation solutions, sunlight control, and humidity reduction. We challenged ourselves to resolve the nave with radiata pine pieces available on the market, using their full length and aiming to waste as little material as possible; no laminates or special parts were used.

Single House Re-Using a Former Water Cistern / Valdivieso Arquitectos

Daniela Cardenas — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 02:00:00 +0000

Building a single-occupancy home over a former water cistern was the starting point of the project. The site, subsequently altered over time, reached its final configuration circa 1955. It has two levels, facing south, and has remained unaltered since then. The site is part of a low-density suburban environment, which belongs to a development model distinctive of peripheral areas, characteristic of the first third of the 20^th century as the summer stays residential areas in the mountain range of Madrid. The site contains typical scrubland vegetation, increased with non-native but suitable species, conditioned by the region´s dry continental climate (very warm summers and very cold winters).