At the top of the world
This house, located in Santiago, Chile was designed by native architect Mathias Klotz Germain and was built for a family with eleven (yes eleven!) daughters. The first floor houses entertainment and social areas, the second floor all of the bedrooms and the top floor includes the kitchen, viewing area and the master bedroom. The base of the construction is made up with concrete and steel and decorated with wood and glass.It reminds me of the Scandinavian modernism in the 50s and 60s in a way with its raw concrete walls and floor-to-ceiling glass windows - and the view is of course amazing! All that's missing is a few cocktails and some Space Age Lounge music and you are set for quick weekend getaway - anyone else feeling like going with me?
Labels: architecture, interior design, photos
Posted at 4:58 PM | Permalink | 3 comments 
My name is Chris and I live in Sweden. I love the 50s and 60s lifestyle and design. I am very fascinated by the architecture of the period too, for instance googie, modernism, the work of Joseph Eichler, John Lautner and Arne Jacobsen's international style. I have a large archive with space-age, library, bossa, cocktail, retro soundtracks and exotica music. I also believe that things were better in the old days.
3 Comments:
I love the house. It truly is evocative of the modernist style. As for 11 daughters that a whole lot of trying to get a son! Yikes. I notice the balcony has no railing. Hmmm! LOL
July 17, 2008 2:26 PM
That is a really amazing house. I love it. That sure it a lot of daughters. I guess either they love making babies or are trying really hard for a son.
July 21, 2008 4:43 PM
Yeah that or they can't afford birth control spending all that money on the house :)
July 22, 2008 10:31 AM
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