Appointed The ferns (for being the species that abounds in the area), the Mexican Office Project Héctor Barroso Workshop He sought to impact as little as possible on his environment. The set of four houses is within A Rancho de Valle de Bravoin a rugged topography field, surrounded by pines and lush vegetation.
The design adapted «stealthily» to the pronounced slope. «We position each house according to the natural topography of the landthat is, in a staggered way, to adapt as well as possible to the site and the position of the existing trees, ”explained the Mexican architect, Héctor Barrosodirector of the office.
The interior spaces also have a direct relationship with the gardens and the patio.César Béjar.
That was a first point of the project; Its main characteristic is that each of the houses looks inwards, having as an axis a central courtyard. This Outdoor environment as a transition and contemplation spacebetween the public and the private and, in turn, it allows the whole house to acquire a direct relationship with nature. The decision started to leave the natural environment in the intimacy of the home, to create “a silent architecture in the face of the beauty of its gardens,” said the founder of the Hector Barroso workshop.
«We are interested in working with natural materials, which manage aging, time and her patina» – Héctor Barroso.César Béjar.
The houses happen in a staggered way on the natural slope of the land.César Béjar.
Natural state
Common -use spaces rest under a wooden cover and open completely, while intimate spaces are covered within solid volumes to have greater privacy. The circulations accompany and break the relationship between both areas.
The program was a customer requirement, however, The office added some elements, including the patio. «We are interested that the entire architectural program has a direct relationship with the outside, so that we made a lot of emphasis on achieving it,» said Héctor Barroso. “We were also interested in the greatest amount of the program to develop at the same level; Only two bedrooms were on a second level, the rest of the program was on the ground floor. ” Hence, most spaces are related to the outside, whether the patio or garden.
In addition, the design sought keep as much intimacy as possible between homesthat's why all spaces develop towards their own patio.