Casa Fray Leon – House Residence in Santiago, Chile

July 7, 2009 by jebole  
Filed under Home Design

Casa Fray Leon residence preceded by an extensive paved esplanade that, being requested as an open visitor’s parking area. Designed by 57 STUDIO – Maurizio Angelini / Benjamín Oportot, located on the east side of Santiago, Chile, the house built with Concrete, Steel and Travertine Marble. The interior spaces are organized around a native tree (Cryptocaria alba) that accompanies the access from the south. Through the hall, the presence of an enormous avocado tree (Persea americana) is framed towards the north, and a private wing towards the east is delimited by an old macrocarpa cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) and some crape myrtles. The swimming pool is located towards the west on the site´s lowest point, where the ground drop helps to conform one of its borders, articulating its presence to the rest of the garden. See the picture for more details. Read more