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Tlacopac, CDMX
2010

Site area: 1,500 m2
Built area: 850m2
Photography: Fabian Dejtiar

This residence works across every aspect of its design, responding responsibly to specific and unique needs. Its technological and sustainable elements are intended to improve its inhabitants' everyday quality of life through the space and their way of living. The residence is to be developed on a practically regular site with an upward slope of 5m, covering 3,236m2 in Tlacopac San Ángel, Mexico City.

The concept uses apparently simple lines and shapes, predominantly rectangles and cubes, to create functional and creative spaces. The architectural elements are given a sculptural character.

The design process considered a project grounded in sustainability, incorporating "smart home" technologies and seeking solutions that meet everyday needs through a close relationship with the client and research into the surrounding context.
The architectural layout seeks to integrate indoor and outdoor spaces through open floor plans, breaking down visual barriers with glass facades, screens and visual focal points.

The layout is organised through 3 cubes linked by two circulation routes. These "cubes" accommodate different activities, divided into three areas: public, semi-public and private.

This concept is reflected in both the floor plan and the different facades. The purity of the forms is emphasised through materials and finishes including reinforced concrete and steel for the structure, tempered glass, white aluminium panels, natural wood screens and cream-coloured marble wall cladding on the facade.

To provide every space with natural light and ventilation, "giant planters" were created, extending through the residence's three levels.

They are surrounded by transparent facades and contain plants that blend with the interior spaces, bringing a sense of greenery indoors.

The window and door framing also allows the spaces to open by 80%, providing cross-ventilation in almost every area and making it possible to regulate the temperature when needed.

Double facades and screens were developed to protect against solar radiation and screen unfavourable views of the surroundings.

Advanced techniques and technological features were applied throughout the project, from the initial design principles to the interior furniture.

This allowed access to technologies that can save up to 45% of electrical energy and automate lighting, audio and video, climate comfort and security.

We believe this building is the result of a continuous search to improve quality of life and the environment through a responsible, appropriate proposal that meets different needs.

We believe creativity drives our search for designs with their own identity, and that the ultimate measure of satisfaction is the client's.