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ESTUDIO, PROTECCIÓN Y DESARROLLO DE LOS CONTEXTOS URBANOS Y ARQUITECTÓNICOS PATRIMONIALES DE LAS COMUNIDADES DEL DESIERTO DE ATACAMA - CHILE
Casas Coyo
San Pedro de Atacama
Coyo house
San Pedro de Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama
Mapa territorial.
The project is located in the ayllu of Coyo, in San Pedro de Atacama, in an area of ​​5,000 m2. It has large arable surfaces, and some large trees. The property is protected by other properties, from the effects of the wind fundamentally, not so of the low temperatures especially in the winter season.
Charge
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The project seeks the creation of two houses of 100 m2 each that do not intervene in the existing cultivation areas. We are asked that the houses be as heated as possible in consideration of the winter cold. These two homes will be leased to professionals who come to work in the area, for long periods of time.
Proposal
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Two houses of the same design are proposed, based on the traditional model of the post colonial period of San Pedro de Atacama, forming an "elongated" volume with openings that are only shown in the living area, while in the rest of the the façade is shown without major openings, to conserve better the caloric energy, especially in the bedrooms and bathrooms.