A weekend ?shelter? is all the clients asked, and this unique 185 square metre home design became their answer. Located on the coastline of Navidad, Chile, this weekend getaway has a highly privileged spot. Views over the blue pacific ocean sweep out to the west, and cliff views grow around the north, east and south […]

A weekend ?shelter? is all the clients asked, and this unique 185 square metre home design became their answer. Located on the coastline of Navidad, Chile, this weekend getaway has a highly privileged spot. Views over the blue pacific ocean sweep out to the west, and cliff views grow around the north, east and south orientations. Local wood and labour built the house with a visible skeleton for glass walls, following plans created by WMR Arquitectos. Buildings have never existed on this 10 kilometre long, 200 metre high coastline of cliffs, where access to the beach is made via difficult paths that take a long time to walk. The journey to something great is not often easy.
The local people have always harvested Chilean seaweed?or ?cochayuyo??and seafood in this area of Navidad, Chile. The weekend homeowners, a German-Chilean couple come here to escape. It is a sacred spot to them, where they are able to enjoy the outside of their bolthole just as much as the inside, on terraces designed to take advantage of the sun at any given time of day.

The flat exposed roof terrace is baked in sunshine the whole day long.

Wooden steps lead up to the roof of t...