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Casa Gallareta: Landscape Cabins Where Patagonia Meets Architecture

Known as Casa Gallareta In Villa La Angostura, where native forests stretch endlessly toward the horizon, a bold architectural project is redefining luxury in nature.

Por: Rubén Carrillo
Casa Gallareta is a collection of landscape cabins that blends design, tradition, and sustainability into a retreat unlike any other. / Photo OJA
Casa Gallareta is a collection of landscape cabins that blends design, tradition, and sustainability into a retreat unlike any other. / Photo OJA

Casa Gallareta is a collection of landscape cabins that blends design, tradition, and sustainability into a retreat unlike any other.

 

The idea was born when architect Juan Segundo Díaz Dopazo returned to his native Patagonia with María Ayelén Olivieri Martínez. 

 

Their shared vision evolved into a design philosophy where architecture becomes an extension of the forest, not an imposition.

 

Cabins That Breathe With the Forest

Each structure at Casa Gallareta exists in dialogue with its environment. Modular cabins, intended for two or three guests, were placed in natural clearings, ensuring no trees were sacrificed.

 

The design embraces randomness yet maintains a coherent architectural language. This balance produces unique cabins that feel connected but not identical. 

 

Privacy and openness coexist here, much like the forest itself.

Modular cabins, intended for two or three guests, were placed in natural clearings, ensuring no trees were sacrificed / Photo OJA
Modular cabins, intended for two or three guests, were placed in natural clearings, ensuring no trees were sacrificed / Photo OJA

Architecture Beyond Boundaries

Compact in size, the cabins offer a surprising sense of expansion. Open layouts flow across half-levels, while panoramic windows erase the division between interior and exterior.

 

Guests can immerse themselves in the dense Arrayanes canopy, where filtered light and seasonal colors redefine the atmosphere. 

 

Every detail encourages reflection on time, nature, and silence.

 

Luxury in the Details

Inside, Guatambú wood dominates. Its pale, knot-free finish contrasts with the charred exterior cladding, creating warmth and luminosity.

 

Furniture and walls share the same material, forming monolithic surfaces that enhance the minimalist aesthetic. 

 

Comfort is not compromised—bathrooms are spacious, and one cabin even offers a freestanding tub overlooking the snowy forest.

 

Here, wellness is redefined as harmony between body, design, and place.

Furniture and walls share the same material, forming monolithic surfaces that enhance the minimalist aesthetic. / Photo OJA
Furniture and walls share the same material, forming monolithic surfaces that enhance the minimalist aesthetic. / Photo OJA

A Complex Site, A Precise Solution

The terrain presented undeniable challenges: steep slopes, dense vegetation, and limited access. The architects turned these difficulties into opportunities for innovation.

 

Dry construction on reinforced concrete foundations ensured minimal environmental impact. 

 

The precision required transformed construction into choreography, where every piece had to find its perfect place.

 

The cabins’ blackened eucalyptus facades—treated with Shou Sugi Ban—resist water and fire, while highlighting seasonal contrasts between snow and foliage. 

 

Complementary materials such as lapacho wood, glass, and black metalwork ground the cabins in authenticity.

The Spirit of OJA

Behind Casa Gallareta is OJA—Organic & Joyful Architecture—the studio founded by Díaz Dopazo and Olivieri Martínez. 

 

Their approach dismantles conventional ideas of luxury, replacing them with something timeless.

 

By prioritizing harmony with nature, they have forged a design language that feels rooted, joyful, and enduring.

 

Casa Gallareta embodies this philosophy entirely, standing as a quiet masterpiece in the southern landscapes of Argentina.

Behind Casa Gallareta is OJA—Organic & Joyful Architecture—the studio founded by Díaz Dopazo and Olivieri Martínez. / Photo OJA
Behind Casa Gallareta is OJA—Organic & Joyful Architecture—the studio founded by Díaz Dopazo and Olivieri Martínez. / Photo OJA

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