the box house

Architecture firms Studio MK27 and 57STUDIO  recently collaborated on the build of a home designed as a drawer that slides into a gently sloping stony hillside, built upon multiple levels that capture the coastal views of Chile.

Sitting on a stony hillside that gently slopes towards the sea of Chile’s Valparaíso Region, the house has been fashioned by lead architect Marcio Kogan into a drawer-like design that renders it into horizontal boxes and trays that “slide” into the hillside, creating multiple levels from which the magnificent views can be taken in.

The drawer, box-like design is most apparent from the entrance which faces away from the ocean, where the house appears to hover above the lower social areas, being raised above the level of the driveway. Befitting the goal of preserving the views this elevation allows for the ocean to be seen directly from the driveway through the house and out over the back terraces if enormous solid single-hinged black door is open.  Windows open outward over the driveway from the slatted the woodwork of the box design appear solid in the daylight the moonlight unveils their transparency, for gazing either up the hillside or out over the sea.

Photography by Fernando Guerra at FG+SG fotografia de arquitectura