Four young architects, Jonathan Holmes, Martin Labbé, Carolina Portugueis and Osvaldo Spichiger, formed HLPS Arquitectos in Santiago in 2009. The award-winning firm's portfolio spans housing, cultural and infrastructure commissions. Its recent built projects include a family house in Machalí that combines open, closed and semi-open areas that connect the residents with the plot's natural surroundings.
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Extreme Cashmere brings its colourful knits to the slopes of St MoritzAmsterdam-based brand Extreme Cashmere – known for its extensive all-cashmere wardrobe – arrives in the historic Swiss ski resort with a special pop-up and restaurant takeover
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Silver from X-rays recycled as sustainable jewellery by The Royal Mint
The 886 by The Royal Mint jewellery collection gives recycled X-ray films a new purpose
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Ten classic fountain pens for the personal touch
Ten fountain pens, from timeless designs to sleekly machined modern writing tools, prove that perfect penmanship is just a gold nib away
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Industrialised building system prototype proposes solution for urgent housing needs
We examine an industrialized building system prototype proposal by Chilean architecture practices Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen Architects and Cristian Dominguez Fernandez
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Elemental House is an architectural grand prize in Mexican charity raffle
Elemental House in Mexico, designed by Elemental-Alejandro Aravena, is to be offered as first prize in a raffle organised by charity Sorteos Tec
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Luna House is a concrete Chilean live/work haven by Pezo von Ellrichshausen
Pezo von Ellrichshausen invites us inside Luna, the studio's base, a geometric concrete masterpiece in the Chilean countryside
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Studio CL, Chile: Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2022
Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory is our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios. Meet Studio CL from Chile, part of our 2022 list, and explore its boutique apartment building in Santiago
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Red house on stilts offers modern take on Chilean tradition
Chilean practice Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados (GAAA) reaches new heights with Casa Detif, a contemporary tree house on stilts on Chiloé Island
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Max Núñez' greenhouse in Chile gives the impression of a floating glass box
Modernism meets innovation at Max Núñez Arquitectos’ greenhouse in Pirque, Chile, where a steel frame supports two barrel vaults built of glass blocks, and its modest glass plinth creates a seductive illusion
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Chilean seaside cabin becomes dream retreat for four families
A cross between a beach hut and a cabin, Casa El Gauchal – designed by Iván Bravo, Martín Rojas and Gino León – is four families' private retreat in Chile
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Chilean school by Sebastián Irarrázaval aims to protect and inspire vulnerable people
A school for young, vulnerable people in the outskirts of Santiago, called the Integral Stimulation Center, is Chile's latest piece of education architecture by Sebastián Irarrázaval
