To structure the volume of the second floor it was considered the same strategy of the preexisting housing, supporting the roof by horizontal pieces that were supported in this last case by vertical elements. The new sawhorse respects the composition, location and orientation of the original, but replaces the wooden structure with steel tubular pillars 135 x 135 x 5 mm and double C beams 200 x 50 x 5 mm.

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Architects: Alejandro Soffia

Location: La Reina, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Area: 127.0 m2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Juan Durán Sierralta , Courtesy of Alejandro Soffia

Constructors: Alejandro Soffia Vial, Daniel Soffia Vega
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From the architect. To structure the volume of the second floor it was considered the same strategy of the preexisting housing, supporting the roof by horizontal pieces that were supported in this last case by vertical elements. The new sawhorse respects the composition, location and orientation of the original, but replaces the wooden structure with steel tubular pillars 135 x 135 x 5 mm and double C beams 200 x 50 x 5 mm.

Exploded Axonometry

The new structure allows the support of the mezzanine and the inclined planes of the roof. It also lodges inside the staircase.

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