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SUMMER CABIN IN ISLA NEGRA Location: Coastal field in Isla Negra, Chile Architect: Enrique Browne Collaborators: Roberto Fernández and Vicente Rodríguez Built Area: 105 sq. mt. Year: 1975 The plan was for a cabin without service quarters to be used in the summer and on weekends, in a wood-producing area located above the road that connects the port of San Antonio with the beach resort of Algarrobo. The property is planted with pine and eucalyptus, leaving some open fields for animals. It was required to construct the cabin of logs found on the same property. The arrival to the house would be by a tree-lined road. The cabin would obstruct the view of the Pacific Ocean upon arrival, but once inside, the view of the ocean would be completely open. The cabin has a log structure organized around modules of three meters. Towards the back of the property there is a “parrón” covered by Chilean bamboo (“coligues”) that protects the entrance and the parking area. The wooden wall of the service patio helps to form the entryway which, like the rest of the cabin, is elevated from the ground. Interiorly, the cabin has a “front” and a “back”. In the back there is a long continuous U-shaped closet, independent of the structure, and which closes the sides and the back of the living space. This area of closets was needed to store the supplies and It use changes according to the needs that it serves. In the front of the cabin facing the Pacific, there is a membrane of windows outside of the structure, which forms a corridor with a view. When the cabin is unoccupied, this membrane would be closed with panels of native bamboo which are hinged at the top, and which when opened would protect the corridor from the western sun. The interior spaces are linearly distributed, with the living room-dining room-kitchen area in the center. The main bedroom with its own chimney and bathroom are located towards the far south with the remaining bedrooms on the opposite side of the cabin. The cabin has a double roof. Between these double roofs, diagonal wooden beams stabilize the uppermost portion of the log structure. In the central part of the cabin, the ceiling is at the level of the outer roof. This very simple and economical project takes advantage of the materials and particular conditions to its site.