Lucas Maino Fernandez founded his practice, Lucas Maino Fernandez Arquitectos, with a focus on modern architecture to be designed and built south of his home town of Santiago, Chile. The majority of his work can be found more or less at the end of the inhabitable world, a few thousand kilometres north of Patagonia.

His designs are purposeful in that the material utilized is largely found locally, given the remote locations of the built structures. By working with wood products, Lucas has had to become very creative in his design efforts to promote unique experiences with the same material. The results are integrated screens, that in some scenarios, open with a hinge, while in others, roll on a track, providing shade and cooling in extreme sun conditions.

His demeanor and enthusiasm for architecture is prevalent throughout the discussion we had and his career path is only just getting started. He is most certainly one of the upcoming architects to rise out of Chile. Find out more about his 10-year-old budding practice on this week' installment of Behind the Build.