When the late Doug Tompkins, founder of North Face, purchased over half a million acres of untouched land in southern Chile and set it aside as Corcovado National Park, he operated under the belief that humans have an ethical obligation to share the planet with other species, and that we must reorient our values and activities so that all forms of life can flourish. When it became necessary for Tompkins to consider the future of his generous contribution to Chile’s conservation network, he turned to his friend, Trey Trahan, to inherit the stewardship of both the land and his ideals.

Fundo Tic Toc is a unique property – a privately held piece of land surrounded entirely by protected forests and marine parks. Furthermore, as the only accessible landing point along the Corcovado coast, Tic Toc is the threshold to the wilderness beyond. While the ultimate stewardship and future use of the property is still in development, the Tic Toc Framework Plan, led by Trahan Architects in collaboration with Reed Hilderbrand, proposes a careful and deliberate strategy for maintenance and occupation with goals, principles and operations founded on a thorough process of ecological investigation and personal discovery. Ultimately, the framework puts forward a strategy that will enhance and preserve Tic Toc as a landscape for contemplating our existence with the wildest parts of our world.