On a lakeside in the south of Chile, Humo house is an exercise of domestic dichotomies. Starting from a cube of 11m side with two of its faces split in half, the whole project revolves around the articulation of opposing pairs.
The two larger facades are open to distant views of the lake and to the site on ground floor; the two smaller ones are almost entirely blind, sheltering the access door in their lower corner. All the public areas share one half of the house in its full height; while in the other half, the intimate areas are just large enough to accomodate the owners and their friends.
The ash cladding blends with the always foggy mornings, and the volume peeks subtly over the treetops.
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