Original Commercial Boutique in Santiago, Chile: MIELE Light Box:

MIELE Light Box is a commercial Boutique designed by Gonzalo Mardones Viviani and located in Huechuraba, Santiago, Chile. The architectural concept behind this project is said to reflect the atmosphere of Miele, premium supplier of high-end domestic and commercial appliances: “On one side, there is the idea of lightness, where the pavilion comes off the ground so that the volume “levitates” respecting the place without touching it. On the other hand, there is the idea of color, where Miele’s corporate red color is used on all its façades and pillars. The façade folds allow achieving an atmosphere of welfare of the temporary being, where each wall inside sets out to receive the ovens, refrigerators and equipment. In the center of the composition is the bell, also red, hanging from the sky above the main counter. In contrast to this composition, and as a complement, there are two modules of wing furniture and black stools that reaffirm the lines of the built volume“, the architects explained. How do you find this project? [Photography: Nico Saieh]

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“the program asked for a master suite, one guest room, a study for two, a more contained den and an informal open living space they could share with their children and grand children. The site strategy was to separate the guesthouse, pool and pool house from the main house, by locating them amongst the oaks on a lower terrace. The smaller structures were easier to place around the mature oak trees without disturbing their root systems. Each structure has its own orientation and privacy.”