Chilean Architecture

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The region in which the courtyards were established is in Los Lirios, Rancagua, Chile in 2006. This house, that appears to be a single structure making it look like two houses, serves to assimilate its design to the houses of tenant farmers in countryside of Chile. Since tenant farmers are quite common in Chile, Radic decided to familiarize the concept of his design to theirs. One can view this in the standing walnut trees that are left untouched and on the outside, which it is being blocked by several perimetric walls. It contains a courtyard through the internal space and covered with a tarpaulin to its wall to provide shade, living room with a little of an external spread through the courtyard, a roof of wood and bedrooms in bold colors both painted.

In terms of economic influence on this project, the country did not suffer any decline but rather
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The professional standards that hey use consist of postmodernism, eclecticism, rationalism, modular architecture, and modernism. These are factors that can be seen that influence in Radic’s work in how he implies simplicity to its design and yet functionally effective as to what he attempts to approach. Another factor that influences his foundation comes from Pre-Columbian, colonial, neoclassical, and the 19th and 20th century, which its architectural style is noticeable throughout Chile. There are architectural sites that have properly been stated to be historical heritage monuments. On the east of Chile, there are sites that are built from stone that reflect the influence of this architectural style. There were 47 houses made from stone masonry around the area and the roofs and walls of these houses are painted in white, black, and red. This can be seen on Radic’s site as he selects dark and white tone colors for his design, which comply well with the color tone of the

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