Location: Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico
Project size: 5,600 square feet
Program: A single-family house brings its lush surroundings into a spacious interior.
Solution: The path to enter the house from the urban streetscape gradually transitions into a verdant setting. Bamboo and ferns blur the plot’s boundaries. The concrete residence features floor-to-ceiling glazing on each of its three levels. Terraces open up the interior, merging it with the surrounding lush landscape. The library, living room, and kitchen are distributed across the ground level’s vast floor plate. Bedrooms at the upper two levels have views out to the tree tops. A green roof is partly shaded by a wood pergola.
Construction and materials: Exposed concrete ceilings and walls are complemented by wood surfaces throughout. Fully glazed sliding window panels with raw steel frames wrap around each floor’s perimeter, allowing the residents to control the house’s porosity.
Additional Information
Total project cost: withheld
Owner: withheld
CreditsArchitect: Vertebral — Elías Kalach, Teddy Nanes Durango 75, Roma, 06700, México City Phone: +52 /(55) 1948 1120, Website: https://www.vertebral.mx/
Engineers: Armando Merida Ingenieros
General contractor: Vertebral + Miserachi
Photographer: Studio Chirika |
SpecificationsExterior Cladding Masonry: Salinas Metal/glass curtain wall: Luis Vega and Carlos Barros Precast concrete: Cemex Wood: Sergio Ceron Moisture barrier: Jorge Moreno
Roofing Other: Concrete slab with rain protection by Salinas
Windows Metal frame: Carlos Barros
Glazing Glass: Luis Vega Insulated-panel or plastic glazing: Jorge Moreno
Doors Entrances: Caros Barros and Sergio Ceron Metal doors: Caros Barros Wood doors: Sergio Ceron Sliding doors: Caros Barros
Hardware Locksets: Troven Closers: Troven Exit devices: Baldwin Pulls: Baldwin Security devices: Intec
Interior Finishes Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: Sergio Ceron
Furnishings Chairs: Atra Tables: Atra Other furniture: Atra
Lighting Interior ambient lighting: Opalab Downlights: Opalab Exterior: Tecnolight Dimming system or other lighting controls: Estevez |
