Totihue Chapel - Exterior/Landscape

This rural community of Totihue was using an old silo as a Chapel until the earthquake in 2010 that made this structure unstable. The silo is a very common imagery to the Chilean countryside so it has a symbolic meaning to the community of Totihue. So, the architect reused the old structure with a new gabled volume, in the manner of a barn which became the new chapel while the new silo operates as a funeral parlour, community center and other complementary activities to the chapel.

The silo was coated on its exterior with Hunter Douglas white metal plates Quadrolines 30x15, keeping the color and image of the patrimonial silo while the new chapel has the same coat but in dark gray, not to compete with pre-existing structure. The interior of the chapel is also covered with one uniform material - 3/4"x5" pine. Also, the outer court is protected from the sun generating shade by perforated metal plates.