Built in Santiago, Chile, on a site where a 1950s house was, the Viejo House designed by architect Mathias Klotz, has a built area of 700 square meters.
This family house is built entirely out of reinforced concrete and steel beams with a Modernist vibe.
Circular windows mark one long closed façade, while the opposite side of the house opens entirely toward a swimming pool with a wooden terrace. The roof of the house is used as terrace which offers a 360° view of the hills surrounding Santiago, while round skylights bring daylight into the interior.
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Since another house had been built on the site in the 1950s, the architect was able to take advantage of the existing large trees. Architect Mathias Klotz says that the plan, typical for a family with two children, was arranged around two corridors, one on the inside and another on the outside running from the entrance, through the common and service areas to the master bedroom.
This project solves constructive and programmatic problems with simplicity using different textures for the concrete and different heights on the interior areas, depending on their use and proportions.
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With the Viejo House, architect Mathias Klotz demonstrates that concrete can be used as main building material to obtain a modern, comfortable and even luxurious home with an eye to the past.
