Casa Poli is only a 30-mile drive from Chile’s second-largest city, Concepción, midway down the country’s coast, but it feels perched at the edge of the world: a place with limitless ocean views, a soundtrack provided by wind and pelicans, and no other human beings within eyeshot, except for local fishermen in boats, hundreds of feet offshore.
Project Specs Keel Cabin Whiteface Reservoir, Makinen, Minnesota Salmela Architect << Return to article the People Architect Salmela Architect 630 West 4th Street Duluth, MN 55806 p. 218-724-7517 f. 218-728-6805 David Salmela, FAIA Souliyahn Keobounpheng, not registered Engineer(s): Bruno Franck General contractor: Rod & Sons Carpentry Photographer(s) Peter Bastianelli Kerze 218-744-2092 the Products Structural system: Concrete: poured concrete piers & footings Wood: MDO plywood, stained Roofing Metal: Standing metal seam Galva Lume Windows Wood: Aluminum clad wood (warehouse extras) Glazing Glass: Low E-Argon Skylights: Velux Insulated-panel or plastic glazing: Polycarbonite porch roof Doors Wood doors: wharehouse extras Interior finishes
For five years, Manhattan residents Cristina Grajales and Isabelle Kirshner rented a rustic former hunting cabin in Dutchess County, New York, for weekend getaways.