The exercise consisted in the modification and extension of a house built in the 60's. Located on a flat topography of 289[sqm], the house of one level and 74[sqm] built, had two bedrooms, a small study room, a bathroom, a closed kitchen and a living-dining room.

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Architects: Orfali & Ehrenfeld

Location: Villa Alemana, Valparaiso Region, Chile

Architect In Charge: Felipe Ehrenfeld, Ignacio Orfali

Area: 90.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Jardines: Somos Semilla Ltda.

Constructora: CRL

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From the architect. The exercise consisted in the modification and extension of a house built in the 60's. Located on a flat topography of 289[sqm], the house of one level and 74[sqm] built, had two bedrooms, a small study room, a bathroom, a closed kitchen and a living-dining room.
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The owners, a young couple with young childrens, requested that the operation contemplate mainly three things; Programmatic flexibility, that would work both for the life of children's games, and for meetings with family and friends; That the house was full of natural light and that the spaces allowed to have a supervision over the children.

Ground Level

With a limited budget, the extension [16sqm] basically contemplated the construction of the loggia and a double bedroom with private bathroom. Then the materiality selected sought that it cou...