For the materials the stucco. The Monterrey black stone It also characterizes the house. “We used the Descartes, but instead of showing their faces we put them singing, combining the trade of the royal quarries with a technique that we had used with the discards of Andeso cardboard at the Venice Biennale. This also follows environmental reasons: the Descartes have already used energy for their first cut and when using them we are taking advantage of the embedded energy they have. On the other hand, the quarry is less than five kilometers from the house. Both factors make their use a Very low carbon footprint”, Explained Alejandro Aravena.
According to Aravena, “a house has a double condition: it is a place that welcomes and takes almost silently private life, and at the same time it is inevitably a declaration of principles in public life. It has something of that double condition of the castles that are strengths overturned in, that protect something inside that we cannot see. ”The Raws.
Ana Landawho leads Vertical linewas in charge of the interior design of the house where pieces provided by the raffle sponsorssuch as Berel, Casa Italia, Everux, Gtec lighting and trains, to name just a few.
Every year, More than 40 thousand visitors They come to discover the houses on display (for six months). THE ELEMENTAL HOUSE DRAW It will take place he December 22, 2022. «The objective is to add to the architectural heritage of Mexico and particularly from Monterrey,» said Farid Aough.
«This house, like castles, is introverted but not shy»the architect Alejandro Aravena concluded.