CASA BLANCA HOUSE is located at the edges of a private residential development along the Chilean coast. A series of homogenizing regulations, which don’t make much sense, are imposed by an architectural guideline. Among them is the requirement for buildings to be white.

Due to its position on the outskirts of the development, the house has the opportunity to disengage from the architectural landscape of the neighborhood, instead focusing on the cultural, natural, and climatic landscapes of the region.

The house is enclosed by a masonry perimeter with varying densities, creating both interior rooms and enclosed gardens. Horizontally, two laminated wood beams measuring 25 meters in length and 60 centimeters in height are placed atop this perimeter. Transversely, 32 beams, each 10 meters long and 30 centimeters high with chamfered ends, are installed.

The interaction between these two structures (masonry and wood) creates a continuous high window that runs throughout the house. This window provides even ambient natural light to all spaces, while offering a singular, uninterrupted view of the sky.

Facing the street, the house features a formal operation inspired by Kazuo Shinohara’s “House under High Voltage Lines,” where a boolean operation generates a form that expresses the confrontation between the private interior space and the shapes imposed by the development. This gesture nods to the architectural landscape that the project leaves behind.