Modernist Chalet in Chile

Modernist mountain refuge chalet C7 in Chile South America.

Modernist chalet designed by the architects Nicolás del Río and Max Núñez. The Mountain Refuge C7 is located at 2990 meters above sea level in the Andes Mountains. The site is on the south slope of the Inca Lake, just in front of the Portillo Hotel, a few kilometers away of the Argentinean border and Mount Aconcagua. The terrain is a steep rocky slope, facing the immediate view of the lake and the Tres Hermanos Mountains. Over this strong and harsh natural landscape the house disappears from its view uphill, without interfering the view to the lake. From a protected environment, inside the refuge, the mountain landscape is again the main character. The project is organized in two superposed volumes. Below, a strong stone volume contains the more private areas of the program. This stone enclosure with very controlled openings helps to absorbs the variations of the snow level during the winter and anchors the refuge to the slope and its rocky surroundings.