'GITC Architecture' designed a unique vacation home that is integrated with a protected nature reserve. For many city-dwellers, a rural retreat provides the perfect escape from daily life. This stunning seasonal home offers a true departure from city life.
'Casa El Maqui' is a vacation home located in Valparaíso, Chile. Unlike most cottages, Casa El Maqui is integrated with a protected nature reserve. In order to leave the natural ecosystem intact, the home was built on a damaged hillside that was free of vegetation. The layout for the building itself was planned around the natural typography, which is the reason for the home's irregular shape. The main living space is surrounded by a bio-filter pond, while the second-story bedrooms are housed inside of a suspended pavilion.
Although the home may look unusual, the unique design demonstrates how architects can work within a protected ecosystem.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Eco-friendly Architecture
- Designing buildings that minimize the impact on nature and ecosystems, while integrating them into the environment
- Sustainable Vacation Homes
- Creating vacation homes that are built with eco-friendly materials and are integrated with protected nature reserves
- Bio-filtration
- Incorporating bio-filtration systems to maintain the integrity of natural ecosystems in structures built in environmentally sensitive areas
Industries Being Reshaped
- Architecture
- Opportunities to explore new ideas for eco-friendly architecture and sustainable vacation homes
- Real Estate Development
- Developing properties that integrate with the natural environment and minimize impact on natural ecosystems
- Environmental Services
- Providing bio-filtration and other innovative environmental services as part of sustainable building designs and development projects
