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Aculco

Light stone side wall beside a brick terrace and windows, surrounded by countryside.
01 / Aculco
Year
2018
Location
State of Mexico, Mexico
Area
90 m2
Team
Pablo Pérez Palacios + Alfonso de la Concha Rojas, Miguel Vargas, José Luis Jiménez
Photography
Rafael Gamo

The site, completely isolated in the middle of nowhere and surrounded by nature, was discovered by two brothers during a climbing excursion. They fell in love with it, and they decided to buy it and take care of it for several years, reforesting it.

A rectangular volume with an inclined profile makes up the house. Inside, the space has minimal divisions and large parallel windows that allow cross ventilation; there is also a terrace that almost doubles the area of the house. The local quarry was used to obtain the blocks that make up the walls; the floor is made of clay and the doors are made of wood and glass. All the materials were preserved in their natural state without any type of coating.

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