This Chilean residence by Super Sudaka is located in the town of Talca. It takes its name from the Chilean word for a mix-breed dog: Kiltro. Like the dog of many breeds, the architects designed this home to have many different characteristics. Aesthetics was a concern as was fun, scale and recreation. By combining the elements into one home, was able to achieve a home that can fill many functions.
At the centre of the home is a glass box that looks out into the other rooms. It also lets light in and holds the stairs to the ground level. The rest of the home was built outwards with various parts added around. the final layer is a wooden deck which is linked on one side by a long ramp, making the entire roof a usable space in warm weather.

The following text is from the architects:

‘This project is almost a statement of how to accomplish architecture in Latin-america.

The process was so unsteady, that all possible architectural design resources available where exercised to cope with the challenge of this house in the Chilean Central Valley.

Everything was in constant change: the program, the surface, building permits, the contractors, even the view!
The Modus Operandi is rather based on mistakes than certainties.

The result: a mix, a bastardized design, a fusion, like a crossbreed dog, in Chilean: A Kiltro.’

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