Lefun Refuge / Abarca Palma Arquitectos

Small house located in the Villarrica commune, Araucanía Region, in the rural sector of Lefun. The refuge is a construction on a first level of 3-meter-high piles, on which the 2-story high house (second and third level) is supported, which is located next to a forest of Maitenes and Arrayanes hualles. The operation of rising from the ground is materialized to achieve better orientation and distant views of the Lake and Villarrica Volcano and in the definition of an intermediate space, covered by the house between the pile structure where it is possible to stay outside protected from the rains of area.

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