CF Taller de Arquitectura and Merodio Arquitectos have accomplished a trip dwelling in Mexico’s Valle de Bravo utilizing glue-laminated timber beams to create vivid and spacious rooms that open out to the encircling forest.
The 430 square-metre Casa El Pinar is sited on a steep plot in Valle de Bravo, a trip vacation spot on lake Avándaro, roughly 150 km from Mexico Metropolis.
The design makes the many of the lot’s steep topography by making a basement that homes the assist areas and constructing the primary degree of the house above it.
This ensures that the dwelling areas can open out to the house’s yard with none elevation change.
“The fixed visible reference to the forest, in addition to the quiet it supplies, contributes to the tranquil environment of the area,” mentioned CF Taller de Arquitectura and Merodio Arquitectos.
Tough-cut stone was used to clad the plinth of the home, which contrasts with the concrete building of the primary degree.
Entry to the house is through a staircase that’s sheltered from the realm’s heavy rainfall by the upstairs ground, which hangs over the driveway.
“A stone staircase, nearly hiding in plain sight in opposition to the basement wall, results in the primary door,” mentioned the staff.
From right here, the entry results in the dwelling and eating rooms, that are separated by an inside courtyard that encloses a sweetgum tree.
“A glass-enclosed central courtyard bodily separates the primary public areas whereas sustaining a visible connection, creating a way of flowing spaciousness,” the structure studios defined.
Every of the residents’ three bedrooms is positioned alongside a hall that culminates in the lounge. The elevation distinction on the positioning permits every room to open onto the yard through full-height glass partitions.
“Flooring-to-ceiling home windows let within the heat of the daylight,” mentioned CF Taller de Arquitectura and Merodio Arquitectos.
“The luxurious of the spatial high quality of every of the rooms lies within the subtlety of the design and the fixed view of the forest,” the staff added.
On the reverse finish of the house, there’s a standalone construction for friends.
This separate quantity was additionally constructed utilizing wooden, metal, and concrete, and comprises its personal lounge space downstairs and a bed room that’s elevated above the remainder of the house.
The house’s pitched roof is supported by glue-laminated pine beams.
The architects selected to go away this materials uncovered and to line the underside of the roof in plywood to spotlight the fabric’s use.
“The sloped roof responds each to the heavy rains within the space and the need to seize daylight,” mentioned the design staff.
The architects sought to make use of a restricted palette, leaving most supplies uncovered. The primary finishes discovered all through the home embrace polished concrete, wooden, and black metallic accents on the doorways and home windows.
“The challenge is straightforward and sincere in essence. As a substitute of present individually, the construction and the finishes mimic one another; they’re one and the identical,” mentioned CF Taller de Arquitectura and Merodio Arquitectos.
Casa El Pinar was accomplished final 12 months by the 2 studios, that are based mostly in Mexico Metropolis. CF Taller de Arquitectura is led by Cesar Flores, whereas Merodio Arquitectos was based by Mikel Merodio.
Different properties within the surrounding space embrace a house topped by 4 intersecting gabled roofs that was designed to adjust to strict native constructing laws whereas nonetheless providing a recent design and a house with an outsized high ground clad in corrugated metallic.
The pictures is by Rafael Gamo.
Architects: César Flores (CF Taller de Arquitectura) and Mikel Merodio (Merodio Arquitectos)
Design staff: Jessica Cano, Ana Voeguelin, Nadia Martinez, Bruno Huerta, David Gordillo
Lighting: ILWT
Water assortment system: SPL Sistemas Pluviales
Water remedy system: TIM Tecnologías Integrales Medioambientales
