Condarco Condominium

Architect

Cristián Meneses Gómez
Pablo Durán Mateluna

Associate Architect

Nicolás Matzner Weisner

Stained Glass Design

Isabel Weisner Horowitz

Construction Company

SAGARO

Date of Construction

March 2010 – October 2011

Built Area

122 m2

Location

Álvarez Condarco 931 – Providencia, Santiago, Chile.

Condarco Loft Condominium

On February 27, 2010 an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale struck, affecting 80% of the Chilean population. The majority of adobe houses were completely destroyed and others were seriously damaged preventing habitability

This was the case for the almost century-old tenement, located on Álvarez Condarco in the district of Providencia, Santiago.

The management, architecture and construction project resulted in the alteration of the remains of the original building, creating a condominium of two detached houses, each with two levels, parking, patio and three rooms.

First, the perimeter and interior were reinforced with a steel structure, and then most of the original remnants of the building were removed, keeping parts of the facade, the roof and interior walls.

931 Loft

The back patio and parking lot areas are separated from public spaces similar to those of its 921 neighbor, but only by a low wall. This will enhance its empty volumes, especially in the case of a dense urban neighborhood.

The first level features a fully open common area with kitchen/dining room and a large living room, which borders the backyard. Near the main entrance you can access a separate wing of the house. It also has direct access from the parking lot, its own stained glass, double height and a bathroom.

The second level has a single room and a suite with a large terrace, displaying the volumes of the original adobe house.

Language Approach

The finish always seeks to pay tribute to the elements which survived over time but to also differentiate at first sight, all added novelties.

The steel structure is exposed in a clear rhythm of columns and beams; decking plate is used as the finish for the ceiling and rock sheet partitioning walls, which can be distinguished by their white color.

All beams and original hardwood pillars, which remained after the demolition, were used as finishing material for cabinets, roofs, ceiling beams and railings.