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An Utterly Surreal Home on the Chilean Coast

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This amazing home is simultaneously dug in to and soaring over the cliffs on the long and lonely Pacific coast of Chile.

The contradiction between the earthbound nature of its green roof and the lyrical inspiration of its soaring glass and concrete tower makes this an arresting architectural gem.

The soaring expanse of glass in the resulting cliff top perch of a living room offers an intimate view over the crashing waves below.

Two full stories of unbroken glazing supported on tall concrete pillars make its astonishing views possible.

Entering the soaring space would be like plunging into the ocean, through dramatic interiors that are vast and airy, with limitless horizons.

As if dislodged by the wave action, the window panes are jigged up and down.

By contrast with the drama in the front, a quiet protected courtyard burrows into the hilltop away from the crashing waves.

The kitchen oversees this peaceful protected courtyard scene.

Another contradiction: a romantic lilting curved roof defies gravity – in heavy mundane pedestrian concrete.

Yet the concrete is appropriate: no less enduring than the rocky outcropping of the cliff itself.

Towering over the protected courtyard, the undulating concrete roof suggests the power and the motion of the vast ocean waves.

In a lonely setting overlooking the vast reaches of the Pacific Ocean, architect Raimundo Anguita has created a true work of art.