Casa RO Tapalpa in Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico by Elías Rizo Arquitectos
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Ricky
This house is situated in a forested area near the town of Tapalpa.
The project consists of a country house to be used at weekends, so the
program was basic. The project evolves from the idea of making a place
of refuge, where isolation from the urban life and noise is the main
priority. The house has a linear distribution with two distinct areas:
the private areas accessed through a corridor and the public areas which
span the main entrance to the terrace. The house is constructed with
regional materials: solid walls made of slate and wood, and high
ceilings with wooden beams. The private area holds three bedrooms while
the public area contains the kitchen, living room, and terrace. The
commission demanded a country house with common features, respect for
the context and a specific program; but the most important request was
for the house to step away from the usual typologies for houses of the
region. With a contemporary personality, this house assumes a posture of
absolute respect for the exterior which should be the main character.
The house opens almost completely to the outside unlike all neighboring
houses in the area. Most houses in the region take an inexplicable
stance of closing off from the outside with the argument of cold
weather. The finishing's were carefully selected and designed to provide
all the comforts of a city house such as quality flooring, carpentry
and bathroom. The result is an impeccable construction where everything
was completely thought through.
The project consists of a country house to be used at weekends, so the
program was basic. The project evolves from the idea of making a place
of refuge, where isolation from the urban life and noise is the main
priority. The house has a linear distribution with two distinct areas:
the private areas accessed through a corridor and the public areas which
span the main entrance to the terrace. The house is constructed with
regional materials: solid walls made of slate and wood, and high
ceilings with wooden beams. The private area holds three bedrooms while
the public area contains the kitchen, living room, and terrace. The
commission demanded a country house with common features, respect for
the context and a specific program; but the most important request was
for the house to step away from the usual typologies for houses of the
region. With a contemporary personality, this house assumes a posture of
absolute respect for the exterior which should be the main character.
The house opens almost completely to the outside unlike all neighboring
houses in the area. Most houses in the region take an inexplicable
stance of closing off from the outside with the argument of cold
weather. The finishing's were carefully selected and designed to provide
all the comforts of a city house such as quality flooring, carpentry
and bathroom. The result is an impeccable construction where everything
was completely thought through.
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Very nice. I just returned from a trip to Mazamitla, Mexico in September and it was chilly at night. I did not see anything like this. Looks like you thought of everything. Beautiful!
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I'll tear down my house and you can put this on my property! Loling! Just beautiful!
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