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Chilean studio Max-A combined local materials with modular construction to keep costs down on Casa Tobita, a holiday home built for less that £115,000.
Located on the east side of Lake Ranco, the fourth biggest lake in Chile, the single-storey house is a rural retreat for couple Cristóbal Concha and Francisca Eguiguren.
The total build cost for the 270 square-metre project was 110 million Chilean pesos, which equates to just under £115,000, or £425 per square metre.
Max-A principal Maximiliano Noguera Balmaceda achieved this by designing a house that could be easily constructed by local builders, using materials that can be sourced from the region, to reduce transport costs.
Architect builds his own blackened pine-clad house in Chile
Architects Pablo Saric and Cristian Winckler designed Casa SS in Canela, Chile, as a single-storey dwelling clad in charred pine just steps away from a dramatic coastline.
Located in the town of Huentelauquén, Casa SS perches on a patch of desert just 85 metres from where the rocky land meets the South Pacific Ocean. The house is occupied by Saric himself and his young family.
Casa SS is just 85 metres from the ocean
Saric and Winckler arranged the house as a single line of rooms facing the ocean, with bedrooms at either end sandwiching the central living area.
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