A Slice of Wilderness Grows at the Heart of a Square Home in Chile

At Lago Ranco, a courtyard house immerses a family in nature from all sides.
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After decades of camping on his family’s long-held lakeside property in Chile, Peter and his wife Francisca were ready to plant more permanent roots by creating a spacious holiday house that could one day become their retirement home.

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