Remota Hotel in Magallanes, Patagonia, Chile by German Del Sol

Architecture, to me, is neither the form of buildings, nor the materials used to build them. For me, Architecture is an extra gift. A gift of suggestions that may fill what we usually call the empty space. The place above our heads, that invites one to daydream when one is distracted looking away without any intention.

Remota appears from the distance as a big black barn, its warm yellow lights gleaming at dawn or night, its interior full of light revealed in part, through the vertical sequence of vertical glass.

Remota appears as a welcoming warm place to stay, in the vastness of Patagonia's plains. Its refinements are confined behind a working barn look, to lower the travelers expectations, so its interior will appear unexpectedly in all its splendor.

Architects: German del Sol
Project team: José Luis Ibañez G. / Architect, Francisca Schüler M. / Architect, Carlos Venegas / Architect, Rodrigo Arenas P. / Graphics Arts
Contractor: Salfa, Punta Arenas
Constructed Area: 5,213.46 sqm
Photographs: Guy Wenborne, Felipe Camus, Turek pool volume