ELEMENTAL - Alejandro Aravena · Antofagasta

ELEMENTAL - Alejandro Aravena

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In order to make an efficient use of the sloping site that did not conflict with the given restrictions, we situated the 95 units in strips parallel to the contours of the slope, the water line and the Circunvalación Avenue. The compound organization consists of two rows of houses on two terraces with seven to ten meters of difference in height.

ELEMENTAL - Alejandro Aravena

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The housing unit is defined by structural 3 floors high partition walls. All complex items (firewall, facilities, circulation, and structure) are associated to this wall. This system generates a triple height interior void, in which families can do spatial modifications.