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Architects: Josep Ferrando + Diego Baloian

Dates: June-July, 2016

Location: Curacaví, Chile

Photography: Diego Baloian, Tomás Weisser, Christian Nawrath

Client: Baloian

Structural Engineer: Josep Nel.lo

Collaborators: Judit Coma + Ezequiel Pérez + Adina Verenciuc

Curacaví Shed

This project originated with a private commission to build a wooden shed on a family-owned plot in the town of Curacaví, located in a valley 45 minutes west of Santiago de Chile, halfway between the capital and the coastal town of Valparaíso.

The new shed re-interprets the branch canopy traditionally built in central Chilean rural areas, replacing the existing structure with a construction that consolidates the central space within the 2 ha plot as a family meeting point.

The proposal consists of a structural system that understands the canopy as hut, as shelter for the family. It avoids formalizing the shed as a sum of vertical supports for the horizontal plane and rather seeks continuity between the roof and the support points.

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Structure details

Having to build the structure with the family itself or the community implied having to rely on simple execution solutions. The entire proposal is executed with 2” x 8” brushed Arauco pine boards arranged in the manner of a textile mill supported by compression by a 9 cm diameter steel tube that crosses and articulates the pieces. Lengths of 4.5 m are employed for support strips and 1/3 plus 2/3 of 4.5 m for roofing strips. This geometry lends the project a dynamic quality, making it seem paused in movement.

Architects: Josep Ferrando + Diego Baloian

Dates: June-July, 2016

Location: Curacaví, Chile

Photography: Diego Baloian, Tomás Weisser, Christian Nawrath

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