Starting Point:
The principal bought a property motivated by the residential tranquility of the neighborhood where it was located and especially by the consolidated vegetation existing inside the site; "In general, I like trees more than buildings," he told us.
Preexistences:
A site of 480 square meters (37 x 13 meters approximately) in a quiet neighborhood, a one-level house with mansard in state of advanced deterioration with a rather rigid and obsolete interior distribution.The house occupied more land area than allowed by the current urban planning normative.
The most valued by the principal were 8 trees over 6 meters high, which cast shade in the garden. "In a semi-arid climate like ours, a tree that casts shade is a luxury," we told her.
The order:
Design a house that allows us to perceive, most times, the outdoor vegetation while we use luminous and transparent, flexible, comfortable and friendly spaces. Maximize and enhance the existing garden for play and relax.
The proposal:
It is proposed to place a new construction, with a contemporary thermal and constructive standard, of two levels and narrower than the original for the porpoise to increase sunning, distance and garden surface. The first level is conceived as a free and flexible floor plan, which embraces the family's way of life: informal and warm, that privileges space, light, security and contributes to the well-being.
Systems Construction and Efficiency:
The execution of the works was designed and planned to be lifted in 6 months. The reuse of the foundations of the pre-existing house to pose the new structure, greatly accelerated the assembly process, avoided large manual excavations and excessive concrete work. Industrial construction systems that guarantee structural stability, thermal quality and speed of assembly were integrated: factory-dimensioned steel beams and columns, concrete slab with collaborating plate, the entire second floor modulated and constructed with ultra-light standard galvanized steel profiles and SIP panels with magnesium oxide plates, pre-painted galvanized steel roofs with integrated thermal insulation factory sized.
To contribute to the energy saving, the house has 12 square meters of solar collection to heat sanitary water and a 1000-liter electric water heater that allows to store the water heated by the panels and occupy it in the heating during the coldest months, which in Santiago are pretty sunny too.
