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S SHELTER
Cristobal Caro

S Shelter

The project is a response to the idea of ​​inhabit in small spaces. It is a 58m2 cabin in the Andean area that allows lone passengers, couples or even couples with a first child to stay.

photo_credit Cristobal Caro
Cristobal Caro
photo_credit Cristobal Caro
Cristobal Caro

To the north there was a wooded thickness, which became the landscape towards which to open the main views. Accordingly, the project is a single horizontal space on the east-west axis that opened up with large openings to the forest.

photo_credit Cristobal Caro
Cristobal Caro
photo_credit Cristobal Caro
Cristobal Caro
photo_credit Cristobal Caro
Cristobal Caro

There are two predominant spatial conditions. The first is that each act within the shelter has a visual projection towards the landscape. The cooking and eating area, the living room, the sleeping area and the bathroom each have a two meters wide opening. The second, is that the circulation is a linear corridor, which provides a thickness that transforms the views into a frame through which to look at the landscape.

photo_credit Cristobal Caro
Cristobal Caro
photo_credit Cristobal Caro
Cristobal Caro
photo_credit Cristobal Caro
Cristobal Caro
photo_credit Cristobal Caro
Cristobal Caro

The height of the trees makes it difficult for light to enter through the large openings, which is why it was decided to open a skylight in the highest part. Despite being a mono-space, the floor generates an unevenness that raises the bedroom to give it greater separation.

photo_credit Cristobal Caro
Cristobal Caro
photo_credit Cristobal Caro
Cristobal Caro
photo_credit Cristobal Caro
Cristobal Caro

The project was built mainly in wood by local carpenters.

photo_credit Cristobal Caro
Cristobal Caro
photo_credit Cristobal Caro
Cristobal Caro
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