Stilted Apus House by Aguilo + Pedraza peeks through Chilean forest

Santiago-based studio Aguilo + Pedraza Arquitectos has elevated this glass, concrete and wooden house above its Chilean landscape setting to offer views of oak trees, a lake and five volcanoes.Aguilo + Pedraza Arquitectos designed the family house to top a stepped plot in Los Lagos – a mountainous region in southern Chile.
Rather than excavate into the site, the studio chose to raise the residence above the slope to offer elevated views of its surrounds."In this context, the stru