This house is many houses in one: one looks towards a circular interior patio, the other opens up to different views along the outer perimeter; one is at ground level, and the other is a green roof, 360º+360º. An extroverted house during the day, loo
This design was based on a respectful grasp of the nature that inhabits the city of Valle de Bravo. The open upper floor engages directly with the surrounding treetops, giving the project its essence. The dwelling adapts to the natural topography, ab
The Mexico City practice of Héctor Barroso built this four-house complex designed as ‘silent architecture’ where plants take center stage, the idea being to let nature act and to engage with it directly. The constructions are carefully integrated int
Immersed in nature, the house works around the challenge of preserving the land as it is and echoing it. To achieve this, the architecture is broken up into two dislocated parts accomodating…
In the heart of Valle de Bravo, this house is designed in section, given the eventful topography, the idea being to respect the existing vegetation and minimize the construction’s footprint by refraining from digging and from leveling the ground. Wit
Valle San Nicolás is a residential development of around 385 hectares that falls under the jurisdiction of the Mexican municipality of Valle de Bravo, beside Lake Avándaro, and its clubhouse, a spot for neighbors to socialize in, is designed in a way
Located three hours by road from Mexico City, the Terreno House simultaneously addresses two theoretically contradictory demands: shelter in the extreme climate of a region where there can be thermal drops and rises of more than thirty degrees in the
