Casa Duna
Natalia Oyarzun

Casa Duna

WHALE! as Architects

Casa Duna is located on a flat terrain, without views, and exposed to both the north wind and the main road of the La Boca fund in Tunquén. It appears to the environment as a tapered body devoid of openings.

The walls, too long, are covered in untreated 1x4'' wood, like the board fences, covers, or quarters that abound in the area to cover sawmill sheds or simply to delimit plots.

photo_credit Natalia Oyarzun
Natalia Oyarzun
photo_credit Natalia Oyarzun
Natalia Oyarzun

Nothing of the program is revealed to the landscape, only a body, a skin, and a distant expression of a sphinx. Once the threshold is crossed, the enigma is solved. The interiors do not encompass the entirety of the volume that is appreciated from the exterior. Instead, a linear and alternating sequence of rooms and courtyards.

The simple program on the first level includes a living room, which includes the kitchen, and two twin bedrooms linked to private bathrooms. A system of four sliding doors allows for flexible spatial rearrangements.

photo_credit Natalia Oyarzun
Natalia Oyarzun
photo_credit Natalia Oyarzun
Natalia Oyarzun

On the second floor, the master bedroom with bathroom and a lookout terrace in search of distant geographies. The main courtyard, elongated and sunny, includes a deck, a pool, a gray gravel surface, and a service area.

The private courtyard, square and with soft ground, serves as natural light for the two bedrooms on the first level. Since the house was completed, the bolds, liters, and other native species have had a respite from the north wind and are beginning to let go of their shyness to grow with greater vigor.

photo_credit Natalia Oyarzun
Natalia Oyarzun
photo_credit Natalia Oyarzun
Natalia Oyarzun

Team:
Architect: Whale!
Collaborator: Paloma Gonzalez
Construction: Construcciones Rivas
Photography: Natalia Oyarzun

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