a vacation residence in laguna zapallar
Located in Chile‘s seashore city of Laguna Zapallar, the Lagunita Home is formed by Croxatto y Opazo Arquitectos to border views throughout the coastal neighborhood. This vacation residence, photographed right here by Cristóbal Palma, is strategically positioned alongside the Laguna de Zapallar to supply a postcard retreat for its residents. Constructed on a 300 square-meter plot of land, the compact dwelling exemplifies spatial optimization. Perched atop a sloping plot, the panorama is split into three principal terraces by two concrete retaining partitions. The primary stage opens onto the road, and serves as the doorway to the house above.
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casa lagunita: a cubic residence glimpses the coast
Elevated three meters above the road, Croxatto y Opazo Arquitectos’ La Lagunita takes form as a white picket dice measuring seven meters in width and 5.5 meters in top. The architects prime the cubic residence with a rooftop terrace, which opens towards panoramic views of Maitencillo, Playa Laguna, and the city of Laguna. Upon coming into the Lagunita Home, a lounge, eating room, and kitchen unfolds in an open plan. Interiors are completed with uncooked insigna pine wooden, handled with a mild white wash of paint. Whereas the southern facet of the house is non-public and closed-off, the house opens broadly out to the north by way of massive pine home windows, dealing with broadly towards the coast. A small terrace additional extends the residing area outward, and additional invitations nature indoors.
the home in Laguna Zapallar frames its pure environment and providing a coastal retreat
contained in the dwelling by croxatto y opazo arquitectos
To navigate between the degrees of La Lagunita, Croxatto y Opazo Arquitectos design an inside staircase which takes heart stage. The primary part, crafted from planed pine wooden, results in a second folded metallic part, 5 millimeters thick, strengthened with triangular metallic ribs. The second stage’s bedrooms are strategically oriented in direction of the north, framing distant views of the hillside together with the pure great thing about the backyard. The massive window dealing with southwest extends right into a lined terrace to evoke a lighthouse that welcomes the afternoon solar. This play of sunshine provides heat to the picket inside partitions and creates an welcoming ambiance.
the venture negotiates with its sloping plot by diving the terrain into three terraces 
Casa Lagunita takes form as a white picket dice elevated over the road 
strategically oriented home windows seize views over the city and hillside
