Within this context of constant experimentation, designing a holiday retreat for a private developer may seem an unusual choice . It is ‘the ultimate banality’, says Aravena. ‘But the biggest battle in the office is the war on cliché,’ he continues. ‘In principle, we don’t do private homes, but we try not to fall into the trap of being biased.’Photography: Cristobal Palma
Every great project needs a great client, and this was no exception. Ochoalcubo is a design-aware Chilean developer putting together one of the most ambitious constellations of private homes in the country. Its owners, father-and-son team Eduardo and Philippe Godoy, are in the process of developing 16 houses by a selection of established local and Japanese architects, including Max Núñez, Ryue Nishizawa and.
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