dRN Architects

dRN Architects was established in 2005 by Nicolás del Río and Max Núñez. The firm is located in Santiago, Chile.

Nicolás del Río (1975) studied architecture at Universidad Católica de Chile achieving his degree in 2001. During 1998-99 he did pre graduate studies at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy. From 2005 to 2009 he taught second year Design Studio at the Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile. In 2010 he earned a Master in Sustainable Design at the University of Oxford Brooks, England.

Max Núñez (1976) studied architecture at Universidad Católica de Chile achieving his degree and a Master in Architecture in 2004. During 1998-99 he did pre graduate studies at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy. From 2005 to 2009 he taught second year Design Studio at the Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile. In 2010 he earned a Master in Advanced Architectural Design at Columbia University, New York, where he received the Lowenfish Memorial Prize, the William Ware Prize for Excellence in Design and the Samuel Kaplan Traveling Fellowship.

dRN in Magazines

2001. “Una Casa de Basura”, Revista ARQ, Nº 48. CHILE.
2002. “Proyecto Sin Casa”, Revista ARQ, Nº 52. CHILE.
2005. “Pavillion”, De Arhitecturá, Nº 17. RUMANIA.
2007. “Dueña Absoluta del Paisaje”, Vivienda y Decoración, Nº 558. El Mercurio. CHILE.
2007. “Rock Legends”, Wallpaper, Nº 99, May 2007. LONDON.
2007. “Casa Camino a Farellones”, 2G Dossier, Arquitectura Emergente Latinoamericana. Gustavo Gili. SPAIN.
2007. “Ski Box”, Revista ARQ, Nº 65. CHILE.
2008. “Un Mundo Privado”, Vivienda y Decoración, Nº 635. El Mercurio. CHILE.
2008. “Max Núñez y Nicolás del Rio”, Revista ED, Nº 142. CHILE.
2008. “DRN Arquitectos”, Interni, Nº 8. Alexander Ostrogorsky. RUSSIA.
2008. “Au Chili, Une Nouvelle Generation Des Architectes”, Architectural Digest, Nº 76. Philip Jodidio. FRANCE.
2008. “Cinco Claves Para Habitar la Nieve”, Vivienda y Decoración, Nº 630. El Mercurio. CHILE.
2008. “La Vida En Un Refugio”, Zona de Proyecto, Nª13. ARGENTINA.
2009. “Refugio Los Canteros”, ARQ, Nª71. CHILE.
2009. “Vivienda en Farellones”, Diseño Interior, Nª201. SPAIN.
2009. “Step by Step”, Urbis, Nª48. NEW ZEALAND.
2009. “Un Abri Dans la Vallée”, Abstract, Nª49. BELGIUM.
2009. “Una Extensión de la Playa”, Revista Arquine, Nº 50, MEXICO.
2009. “Casa Catre Farellones”, De Arhitecturá, Nº 27. RUMANIA.
2010. “dRN Architects”, MARK Magazine, Nº 25, NETHERLANDS.
2010. “El Patio en la Sombra”, Revista Arquine, Nº 52, MEXICO.
2010. “Spazi e forme nel paesaggio”, Ottagono, Nº 231, ITALY.

dRN in Books

2006. “House at Camino a Farellones”, Book of the XV Bienal de Arquitectura. CHILE.
2007. “Dueña del Paisaje”, Espacios II. El Mercurio. CHILE.
2007. “Ski Box Portillo” , XII Reseña de Arquitectura. MEXICO.
2007. “Chalet C6”, “House at Camino a Farellones”, House With a View: residential mountain architecture . Philip Jodidio. AUSTRALIA.
2008. “Ski Box Portillo”, Book of the XVI Bienal de Arquitectura. CHILE.
2009. XS: New Ideas Small Structures, Ed. Phyllis Richardson. ENGLAND.
2009. Masterpieces: Chalet Architecture and Design, Ed. Michelle Galindo. GERMANY.