Dezeen's top eight Chilean houses of 2020

Some of the year's most varied houses, including homes with undulating concrete roofs, bright yellow windbreakers and wonky skylights, were in Chile. US editor Eleanor Gibson's selects of the best Chilean houses to continue our review of 2020.

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House in Los Vilos by Office of Ryue Nishizawa

Tokyo firm Office of Ryue Nishizawa created this home on a promontory towards the Pacific Ocean, topping it with a wave-shaped roof to follow the contours of the site.

Resting on glass walls that offer expansive views of the surroundings, the monolithic roof segments the areas inside the long house. This includes a sauna, a bedroom and living room, and a kitchen and dining room adjoining a terrace at the rear.

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ZeroCabin

Completed by a team of six, none of whom have architectural training, the wooden ZeroCabin is designed to operate off-grid.

Water needs are met by rainwater that is collected and treated on site, energy requirements are met by photovoltaic panels and heat is provided by sunlight and a stove.

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Poem of the Right Angle by Smiljan Radić

Located in woodland in Vilches, the black Poem of the Right Angle house has an unusual shape based on forms architect Smiljan Radić found in an abstract poem by Le Corbusier dezeen.

There are three huge rooflights that extend at odd angles to create lightwells inside the property, curved walls that meet harsh right angles, and a cantilever.

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Casa Aguantao by Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados

Santiago studio Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados offset two shed-like volumes to create Casa Aguantao on the Peninsula de Rilán.

Gabled, corrugated-metal roofs extend over glass walls elevated on pine-wood stilts – a weathered wood ramp provides access to the house.

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Los Vilos House by Cristián Boza

A winding yellow-painted wall protects the rooftop of the cliffside Los Vilos House from harsh wind. A bridge from the rooftop leads to a circular swimming pool.

Completed in 1997 by late architect Cristián Boza as his weekend retreat, the house was recently photographed by Cristobal Palma.

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Prism House + Terrace Room by Smiljan Radić

Architect Radić completed Prism House + Terrace Room on a sloped terrain near to Conguillío National Park.

Raised on stilts, the house is split into two gabled volumes by a wooden deck that is pierced by a huge tree.

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Casa Malalcahuello by Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados

Both wings of Casa Malalcahuello have two bright-red metal pitched roofs with a smaller one laid on top of the larger one to create extra height in the interior of the house.

The remaining wooden structure of the house was CNC cut, a process Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados said offered more control in the materials used, and reduced construction cost and time.

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Engawa House by Santiago Valdivieso and Stefano Rolla

Architects Santiago Valdivieso and Stefano Rolla have created an external walkway and glazed living space behind slatted walls made from the Chilean wood Raulí.

The walkway between the glazed structure and slatted wood gives the house its name, Engawa, which is the wooden edging strip typically found in Japanese architecture.

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Recycled 3D-printing waste oozes from monolithic furniture collection by Donghoon Sohn

South Korean designer Donghoon Sohn has pressed plastic slabs together like slices of bread for his latest furniture series, allowing primary coloured, recycled binder to bleed from the cracks as if it was melted cheese.

The collection's name, BSP, pays homage to the classic BLT sandwich and stands for byproduct, solvent and plastic.

Although its Cubist chair, bench and side table consist largely of pure white, virgin plastic blocks, these are held together by acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS plastic) offcuts, which are recycled into a technicolour glue that spills out from the seams.

The BSP collection is held together by a multicoloured binder made from recycled ABS

"ABS is a popular material for 3D printing and CNC milling because it is easy to dye and process," Sohn told Dezeen.

"Inevitably, a lot of plastic waste is created in the process, which is hard to recycle because it is too tiny, like dust. But these flakes or small parts from failed prints are easy to dissolve in a little amount of solvent due to how large their surface area is relative to their volume."

The chair is formed from slabs of white, virgin plastic

According to Sohn, the pieces only take about five minutes to dissolve in ethanol, before they can be mixed with different coloured powders.

From here, the ethanol can easily be evaporated in order to once again solidify the material while pressing it between the slabs.

"Imagine you are grabbing a sandwich with your hand, this is almost the same situation," Sohn said. "While the melted plastic solidifies, I apply a virgin plastic plate from each side to create the look of melted cheese."

The resulting, handcrafted furniture pieces embrace spontaneity and happy accidents, even though they were made from mass-produced materials.

Red and white recycled ABS spills out between the seams of the BSP side table

Sohn refrained from using any resin or glue in the production process in order to allow the pieces to once again be recycled when they reach the end of their life. Or, in a post-plastic world, he hopes they might become relics of a bygone era.

"In the future plastic may be no longer in use due to environmental issues, so then my work will be limited edition," he joked.

Blue, green and black ABS oozes from Sohn's bench

The designer set up his own Atelier Sohn in 2015, on which he worked throughout his graduate studies at Swiss design school ÉCAL. Before that, Sohn clocked six years as a product designer for South Korean electronics company Samsung.

Rather than covering up recycled plastic or attempting to make it look and perform like virgin plastic, a number of designers have created furniture that hopes to exploit its unique characteristics to create a distinct visual language.

Sydney studio DesignByThem allowed the multicoloured plastic pieces that make up its Confetti collection to remain visible and form a playful, speckled texture, while Plasticiet stretched the material like taffy to create a series of pearlescent seats and storage units.

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Enter Projects Asia weaves rattan sculptures through Spice & Barley restaurant in Bangkok

Architecture studio Enter Projects Asia has created a design installation for the Spice & Barley gastro lounge in Bangkok using rattan sculptures and gold hues to fuse Thai tradition with modern design.

Enter Projects Asia, which is based in Phuket, Thailand, used 3D-modelling to create large sculptures that weave through the 300 square-metres space at the Riverside resort.

These were made from rattan, a type of climbing plant with a flexible woody stem, and reach 30 metres from the floor to the ceiling.

Top image: the shape of the sculptures reference nearby high rises. Above: rattan columns reach the ceiling

They were informed by the use of the space – Spice and Barley serves gastro food but also specialises in craft beers imported from Belgium.

"We used 3D special effects software – Maya and Rhino – to simulate bubbles, foam and liquids to 'suggest' the foaming of beer and arrived at 'fluid geometric shapes'," Enter Projects Asia director Patrick Keane told Dezeen.

"Then we fabricated special aluminium frames as supports with marine technology software."

The gold hues of the columns reference traditional Thai temples

The sculptures were painted gold in a nod to Thailand's gilded temples, and also fill a practical function as they hide the beer pipes, air conditioning and other related services.

Spice and Barley's location also played a role in the design of the rattan columns, which mimic nearby skyscrapers.

Rattan sculptures decorate the interior

"The site overlooks the Chao Priya River and the natural rattan structures act as twin towers, referencing the high rise towers in the backdrop," the studio said.

"The vast geometries flood the ceiling in an uninterrupted balustrade of twists and turns which bounce the light and become a beacon from far away."

The studio wanted to work with a local material

Enter Projects Asia chose to work with rattan as it wanted to "bring arts and crafts to a mainstream application," Keane said.

"Many rattan factories are at the brink of extinction due to the rise of importation of inferior plastic products. This project saved two rattan factories from closing down," he added.

"Rattan is incredibly sustainable – it is a renewable material and found in abundance across South East Asia. It is a natural product and gives the space an essence of Thai tradition fused with modern design."

The three sisters who symbolise Spice & Barley feature in the interior

The studio didn't use any plastic for the project.  It worked together with local tradesmen on the rattan sculptures, and chose the furniture for the project as well as created the design installation.

"All furniture is local and handmade," Keane said. "It was intended to be natural and comfortable, especially the leather bar stools and banquettes in green leather."

Local tradesmen helped create the rattan sculptures

Enter Projects Asia also wanted the installation and interior design to be eco-friendly and reference local culture.

"There is a strong environmental eco-friendly agenda with rattan –  a very relevant topic in the current climate," Keane said.

"Thai cultural context in the rattan and gold are references to Thai culture with the gold and the temples on the skyline."

The studio previously also used rattan for its design of the studios for yoga brand Vikasa, for which it won the Dezeen Award for Leisure and Wellness Interior 2020.

Photography is by William Barrington-Binns.

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Client: Minor International
Architects: Enter Projects Asia
Construction and installation: Project Rattan

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AHEAD Global reveals the world's best hotel designs in livestream

The winners of the AHEAD 2020 hospitality design awards will be announced in a livestream broadcast on Dezeen today. Watch here from midday London time.

The event is hosted by Sleeper Magazine's editor-at-large Guy Dittrich and will feature imagery of the AHEAD nominees, as well as content from the sponsors of the awards programme.

The AHEAD Awards celebrate striking hospitality projects from across the world and is split into four different regions: Europe, Middle East and Africa (MEA), Asia and the Americas.

Rosewood Bangkok is one of the nominated hotels for the AHEAD Global 2020 awards

The AHEAD Global awards represent the finale of the programme of regional events in 2019 and 2020, in which the winners are pitted against each other to determine the best recently opened hotels worldwide.

During the stream, Dittrich will announce the overall winners in eight categories – Beachfront Beauty Award, Creative Conversion Award, Gamechanger Award, Regeneration Award, Rural Retreat Award, Sanctuary Award, Social Scene Award, Urban Award, People’s Choice Award, Ultimate Accolade Award.

The winners of the People's Choice Award and Ultimate Accolade Award will also be announced.

The Omaanda hotel in Namibia is also amongst the nominees for AHEAD Global

Throughout this year, Dezeen has broadcast virtual ceremonies in which the winners of the regional events were announced.

In March, Dezeen broadcast a ceremony announcing the winners of the AHEAD Asia 2020 awards, after the physical event was called off following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

The winners of the AHEAD Americas 2020 awards were streamed in June as part of Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival. In November, Dezeen broadcast ceremonies announcing winners of the MEA and Europe legs of the competition.

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Vola creates short film discussing the importance of summerhouses in Danish culture

Dezeen promotion: Vola's brushed-gold products feature in a short film by the Danish tap manufacturer, which is set across coastal summerhouses tucked away in the sand dunes of a beach in Skagen, Denmark.

The short film, titled The Danish Sommerhus – Inspiring Life, aims to demonstrate how compact spaces can be used efficiently and stylistically.

Simple, minimal design is one of the best ways to make the most of space, which is a key feature of Vola's KV1 and HV1E taps that can be seen in the film.

Vola has created a new short film called The Danish Sommerhus – Inspiring Life

In the film, Lasse Andersson, creative director of the Utzon Centre, explains how the summerhouse has become a significant aspect of Danish life.

"Lasse Andersson states that the Danish summerhouse is more than just a holiday home," said Vola. "It is a place where memories are created, where generations get together to relax, reset and gain perspective on the wider world. "

"Its atmospheric essence is defined by its proximity to nature and water. It is nothing to do with status or wealth but all about the celebration of tradition, the memories collected and the way that the limited space encourages a re-evaluation of life."

The short film aims to show the importance of Danish summerhouses

"Sustainability has always been ingrained in the Danish DNA," Vola continued. "The concept of the summerhouse perfectly demonstrates intelligent design within small spaces, conscious consumption and valuing the simple things in life."

"It showcases the Danish love of sustainably sourced, long-lasting natural materials, as well as a tradition of pure design and craft techniques that go back centuries, including carpentry, masonry and thatching."

"This connection to nature combined with the meditative atmosphere is central to the summerhouse culture in Denmark, continually evoking new sensations and inspiration," added Vola.

The film demonstrates how to make use of compact spaces with simplistic designs

While the film features several summerhouses, it focuses on one in particular, located in Skagen. The coastal home was designed by ARDESS Arkitektur and is tucked away among sand dunes, reeds and grass.

The sandy hues of the house's surroundings are complemented by the warm tones of Vola's brushed-gold tap finish featured inside, which is one of 27 colours available and is part of the brand's Exclusive Colour series.

Vola's brushed-gold tap finish takes centre stage in the film

The film is the latest in a series of short films by Vola that focus on the role of design in Danish culture.

Other films in the series include one with architecture practice McLaren Excell, in which two of the studio's co-directors discuss the importance of preserving a home's history during restoration, and another with designer Isle Crawford, where she explores the impact of design on wellbeing.

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