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Rugged oak and stone walls enclose holiday home overlooking Chilean wetlands
The roof terrace of this timber- and stone-clad retreat by Croxatto and Opazo Arquitectos offers holiday-makers panoramic views of a scenic wetland in Chile.
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Machagua House is located around 180 kilometres northwest of Santiago next to a wetland in the town of Cachagua.
The holiday home comprises two volumes faced in opposing materials. The larger single-story block forming the base is made from blocks of pale stone, while the smaller upper storey is covered in pieces of oak.
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"A large volume, sturdy and heavy, is displayed as the first level," said Chilean studio Croxatto and Opazo Arquitectos. "It was conceived as a large solid coral stone sculpted and eroded, responding to the needs of the requested spaces and their relation to the surroundings."
"Over the solid stone and bedrooms there is a second volume, smaller and built with a rustic character, completely coated in oak."
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The pale stone volume runs north to south along the plot, containing the lounge, dining room and kitchen towards its southern end, which opens onto a courtyard.
Here, a flight of stone steps that match the facade lead onto a roof terrace with a barbecuing and sunbathing area.
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Wooden beams projecting from the flat roof host spotlights that illuminate the glazed living areas.
Bedrooms in the northern end of the volume face out onto a further yard covered with crushed shells and railway sleepers.
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"This project merges with the terrain through incisions, cuts and breaks that result in controlled green courtyards, enhancing the interior-exterior relationship," said the architects.
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The smaller oak-clad volume, which gives the building a limited second storey, hosts a master bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe and an en-suite bathroom.
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It also has its own private terrace on the roof. From here, there are views towards Tigre Hill, Los Cardones Hill and a polo club.
Other Chilean holiday homes include a board-marked concrete house by Santiago-based architect Victor Gubbins that takes cues from Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye, and a series of stilted wooden cabins by architect Felipe Assadi that dot a Patagonian hillside.