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Newly Renovated Community and Health Center in Chile Blends Modernity and Tradition

Newly Renovated Community and Health Center in Chile Blends Modernity and Tradition
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Cloth and Linen Walls: Translucent and Weightless

Whether made from natural or synthetic fibers, textiles have played a part in architectural design since time immemorial; however, it wasn t until the era of industrialization and advancements in technology that high-quality textiles could be made and utilized en masse. Most often, they have been used to enclose temporary structures like medical tents and emergency housing thanks to their mobility and ease of assembly. The use of cloth in architecture offers an array of advantages, especially when considering its ability to absorb sound, filter light, provide privacy, and mitigate temperatures. In spite of these properties, however, the use of cloth in architecture has been limited almost exclusively to use for temporary structures such as tents and emergency shelters. Luckily, more architects are taking advantage of cloth s unique and practical properties and showcasing them in their work. 

Luis Vidal + Architects revives abandoned public building in Santiago

Luis Vidal + Architects has revitalised a building in Chile that was abandoned after an earthquake, along with adding a glass and timber slatted extension.

Matta Sur Community Health Center / Luis Vidal + Arquitectos

© Aryeh Kornfeld The Matta Sur Complex consists of two buildings located within the same plot: the former Metropolitan Lyceum of Santiago, built in 1891, and restored to host social uses such as a nursery school, a gym, or an auditorium; and a new-build construction which will accommodate a CESFAM (a Public Primary Healthcare Center). Both buildings have a total built area of 5,500 m2 that will give support to a community of more than 30,000 users. Along with these buildings and articulating them, there’s the public plaza, located in the centre of the plot, that provides the community with an open space to promote social encounters, thus becoming the heart of the project. Luis Vidal + architects accepted the challenge of, on the one hand, restoring this historic building, and on the other, designing a new-build construction that integrates harmoniously into the whole. Therefore, our new interventions aim to translate the most singular elements of the preexisting building but usin

House in Zapallar / Elton&Deves + Juan Carlos Chamorro Arquitecto

Three main sectors were consolidated on the ground: The first platform with the main house whose walls were partially maintained and in some cases only following the trace of the perimeter foundation. Site Plan The interior distribution was completely modified to achieve a more fluid circulation and better communication between rooms, with orientations that allow greater luminosity and new relations to the exterior. The structure was reinforced and a staircase was incorporated in the remodeled hall, more spacious and illuminated, to seek views of the sea from a new second floor and its terraces. This volume has a more hybrid formal reading than the rest since the original roof was kept in the one-story sector, only shortening the eaves to achieve a cleaner prism.

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