Both were clad in Corten steel that was left to rust naturally. "Much like the trees themselves, each building surface uniquely responds to time, wind, water and sun," Van Galen told Dezeen.

To help lure and orientate tourists to the desert region of Atacama, a visitor centre by Emilio Marín and Juan Carlos López was built on the land as part of a wind farm. Commissioned in 2013, the ...