By acting as both the designer and general contractor, MARK+VIVI was able to complete the renovation for just $150 per square foot.
The study features floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors that bring the outdoors in. Space-saving custom walnut desks are accented by a Pixo Optical LED Table Lamp, an AJ table lamp, and a 1958 Eames Management Chair.
The office design was inspired by “blues, jazz and Bossa Nova." Tiled walls help optimize acoustics.
Collaborating with Arauco, the Andes House tested the durability of cholguán by exposing it to liquid. To their surprise, they found the material survived but bent gently, revealing that it could be shaped to divide offices.