Guillermo Acu\u00f1a is fascinated by the traditional house on stilts typology found in the south of Chile. His Santiago-based firm, Guillermo Acu\u00f1a Arquitectos Asociados (GAAA), has long focused on crafting contemporary iterations of this genre. It \u2018expresses the possibilities of the orders of the plant kingdom and traditional construction in...
Chilean practice Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados reaches new heights with Casa Detif, a contemporary tree house on stilts on Chiloé Island
The studio’s latest take on this design ethos is Casa Detif, which is named after its idyllic site on the easternmost rim of the town of Detif, Chiloé Island, in the southern Los Lagos region. Chiloé, derived from the indigenous Mapuche word chillwe, or ‘seagull place’, is most easily accessed by boat or light aircraft. The island faces the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Sea of Chiloé and southern Andes mountains on its eastern horizon.
Supported by the stilts is a decked patio that wraps around the interior, itself organised around a central courtyard. The ‘ground’ floor includes an open-plan living room and kitchen, while the first floor houses the bedrooms and bathrooms, with all the furniture custom-designed and upholstered by the studio. The arrangement of the interior spaces follows the vertical layers of the surrounding trees, with carefully plannedto achieve a dynamic effect.
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