Pael House by Pezo von Ellrichshausen Architects
The Chilean architectural office of Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen has decided to test the archetypical features of the suburban house – the result being the Pael House in Concepcion, Chile.
As was the case with other local residences, the project called for a big house in a plot that was, in theory, too small for it. Moreover, the brief stated the building must ‘look like’ a house, so as not to upset its neighbours.
Pael House by Pezo von Ellrichshausen Architects
Pael House by Pezo von Ellrichshausen Architects
The architects decided to create a structure with a silhouette of four pitched roofs, suggestive of a naïve drawing that a child might do.
The last of the four blocks does not have a base and is cantilevered over the little remaining space that the neighbourhood square offers.
The façade of the house is made of prefabricated, pigmented concrete elements.
Interior of Pael House by Pezo van Ellrichshausen Architects
Interior of Pael House by Pezo van Ellrichshausen Architects
