Resumen

BALLENT, Anahi. Una utopía de mercado. ARQ (Santiago) [online]. 2006, n.62, pp. 23-25. ISSN 0717-6996.  doi: 10.4067/S0717-69962006000100005.

Maybe this is the first explicit recognition to Chilean society’s attachment to beach houses. Nowadays, second home stands for consumer goods. It reflects family status and embodies its wealth, being object of an attention that was formerly focused on the urban house only. Even a part of urban lifestyle has been relocated to the beach.

Palabras clave : Architecture critique; vacation houses; resort; leisure; coastal urbanization; suburban house; ochoalcubo.