‘giraffe’, lifeguard cabins
microarquitectura works as a collective, grouping together chilean architects and academics whose primary purpose is thinking about the possibilities of the discipline beyond the design of simple objects.
architect javier basualdo of the group sent in images of their latest work ‘giraffe’, lifeguard cabins located on the beaches of coquimbo, in the north of chile. for the structure they based their design on the shape of giraffes. 
graphics of their idea
graphics of their idea
2 – 3 lifeguards can sit inside at the one time
the cabins are constructed with steel tubes
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