Home Office Cube in Chile
I was researching ideas for my own home office cube design and ran across this garden workspace on materialicious. It is located in Chile and was designed by architects Claudio Labarca and Juan Ignacio Lopez. The interior space measures 5 by 7 meters which is about 375 square feet.
I’m really impressed with the wood shutters that provide privacy and shade during hot days. When closed or open they make a strong design statement and provide a geometric exterior texture. I also like that the owner has a choice of direct or filtered light.
It’s really interesting to see how many different ways designers play with simple rectangular forms. Simple details really make all the difference in form and function. Read more about this design at Plataforma Arquitectura. Here is the English translation. Photo credit to Giuseppe Bruculleri and Maria Paz Lobos.
I saw a very similar idea at this year’s Midwest Renewable Energy Fair. While it wasn’t used for window coverings, the static walls of the structure were first covered in a black plastic, and then covered with what looked like 1″x2″ horizontal slats. There was about an inch air gap behind them to the structure itself, and an inch space between the slats. It gave a very impressive appearance.
The other thing I really liked about it was that it seemed like a very efficient use of material. There is only about a 66% surface covering, but the underlaying surface is protected from most of the elements, allowing for a much more flimsy external wall covering. All the material you are using are from a much less expensive 1″x2″ material, which is much more readily available that the larger solid shakes most of us would like.
It’s definitely something I’ll be looking to do with my tiny home.
[...] La Oficina Cubo es un proyecto de Claudio Labarca y Juan Ignacio López. Fotos de Giuseppe Bruculleri, María Paz Lobos recogidas de Plataforma Arquitectura. Visto en Tiny House Design. [...]