Chilean modular housing protoype uses stilts to traverse difficult site
A new modular housing prototype in Chile, designed by Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen and Leonardo Gúzman Valencia, utilizes stilts to adapt to challenging terrain. Completed in 2025, this innovative structure aims to address the global housing crisis by providing flexibility and improved environmental interaction. The design allows for easy maintenance and future modifications, showcasing a sustainable approach to modern architecture.
- ▪The modular home prototype is located on a steep 5,000 square metre site in Matanzas, Chile.
- ▪It features a lightweight structure on diagonal stilts that separates the house's framework from its enclosure.
- ▪The design allows for disassembly and updates without demolitions, enhancing long-term usability.
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Chilean modular housing protoype uses stilts to traverse difficult site Share: Kate Mazade | 19 May 2026 Leave a comment Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen and Leonardo Gúzman Valencia in Chile have collaborated on a prototype for modular housing lifted on stilts with clearly separated building components that respond to changing site conditions and allow for flexibility. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1506076990687-0'); }); For Industrialized Building System Prototype II (IBSP II), Hirigoyen and Valencia developed built off what they learned through the project's first prototype in 2023, designed to address a global housing crisis.
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