The house is located in the X region of Chile, in the City of Puerto Varas, near the coastal town of Puerto Montt. Located at the northern edge of Patagonia, the area is known for its large Lake Llanquihue and Calbuco Volcano, along with its strong winds and long rainy season.

Maitenes House is slightly bent rural dwelling and very elongate take height from a hill of Maitenes to face the east, towards of Lake, was designed by Chilean architect Ignacio Correa.

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Ignacio Correa is a certified architect in 2000 from the Finis Terrae University and a Master in Urban Project from the Catholic University of Chile. In 2007, and after working in some of the most prestigious offices in the country, he opened his studio as an independent where he developed an architecture that places special interest in the relationship of the project with the landscape in which it is inserted.

Some of his works have been exhibited in various samples of Architecture, such as the Biennials of Santiago, Buenos Aires and the Pan American Biennial of Quito. His work has also been published in specialized magazines in Chile, Italy, Argentina and Colombia, and recently he has been invited and appointed jury for the international ArkxSite architecture competition in Portugal.

He currently works independently and is a lecturer of Workshop and Urban Planning, at the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the Finis Terrae University, in Santiago, Chile.

Distinctions and acknowledgments:

_ Maitenes House / selected for the 17th Buenos Aires Biennial.
_ Guest jury for the international ArkxSite contest in Portugal.
_ Women House / selected for the 16th Buenos Aires Biennial.
_Casa del Cerro / selected for the 18th Pan American Biennial of Quito.
_Casa del Cerro / selected for the 14th Buenos Aires Biennial.
_ Nexans offices / selected for the 14th Buenos Aires Biennial.
_ Marine House / selected for the 14th Santiago Biennial.
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Published on: December 6, 2019
Cite: "Paying attention to the weather. Maitene ́s House by Ignacio Correa" METALOCUS. Accessed February 25, 2025
<http://www.metalocus.es/en/news/paying-attention-weather-maitene-s-house-ignacio-correa> ISSN 1139-6415
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