Sunday, October 20, 2013

Precedent

Casa 11 Mujeres (Eleven Women House) by Mathias Klotz
 
http://www.paulamontessketchbook.com/2010/06/casa-11-mujeres-eleven-women-house-by-mathias-klotz/


Casa 11 Mujeres (Eleven Women House) is one of the last works of the Chilean architect Mathias Klotz, a house on the edge of a cliff near Santiago de Chile.

The name “Eleven Women,” is because the owners are a divorced couple, who between them total 11 children, all women, whose ages range from the age of majority and 8 years.  The place has a magnificent view of the Pacific, while a steep slope towards the sea, with magnificent views. This is why the program works on three levels, plus a guest room in the pool, where all the rooms overlook the sea.

This project delivers on the three words I was discussing below, it gives us a sense of freedom, (open to the ocean) security (situated on a 45 degree slop cliff face site) and peace (the natural landscape and sounds of the crashing waves) 

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