Guatero | Smiljan Radić Clarke

Created for the XXII Chilean Architecture Biennial, Guatero is a luminous pneumatic form that occupies the exhibition space as a temporary atmospheric environment rather than a fixed object. Soft, contoured, and gently unstable, the structure relies on air pressure, transforming fragility into spatial experience. Its translucent skin diffuses light and amplifies sound, creating an interior that feels intimate despite its scale. Light, sound, and movement subtly alter its interior condition. At once playful and elemental, Guatero creates an ambience of invitation within a volume that feels provisional yet fully inhabited