Minimalist Home in Chile - House on Lake Rupanco by Alejandro Beals, Christian Beals

Located on the edge of lake Rupanco, south of Chile, this minimalist lake house is built on a 36 meters slope and south-facing views of the lake.

The house programme was meant to include a lounge and an office where books, photos and fishing tackle could be kept. The dining room, kitchen and terrace were to have visual continuity, participating at once together and separately in the one space.

The house is organised in two parallel volumes in a woodland clearing, with each element orientated towards its optimum rapport with the landscape: in the upper part towards a wood of myrtle trees and autochthonous bushes; towards the front, the view between the tops of the trees and the lake; and towards the sides, the hermetic, impermeable planes, which from time to time are cut back to allow for the entrance of light.

Architects: Alejandro Beals, Christian Beals
Location: Lago Rupanco, Region de los Lagos, Chile
Collaborator: Loreto Lyon
Structure: Patricio Stagno