CASA ALGARABIA

Guadalajara, Mexico

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CASA ALGARABIA

Guadalajara, Mexico

Firm

NACIONAL DE CONCRETO ARQUITECTURA Y EDIFICACION

Type

Residential › Private House

YEAR

2013

MAIN ARCHITECT: HECTOR EDUARDO ORTIZ MARISCAL.
“Looking in”
This is the guiding principle of the concept of this house, and what better then to take a look at its private patio. We do not intend to invent, but rather to rediscover the old familiar courtyard typical of old Guadalajara homes. That playground where green, blue and white meet as a canvas for the shadows always in motion. Looking in... just by opening the sliding doors, the social area goes from an intimate and cozy place into a large meeting and living space also connected with the roof. The exterior walls are intentionally simple geometric forms with small openings carefully placed preserving the privacy of the dweller while controlling the heat coming in. The interior walls facing the courtyard are carefully planned and geometrically spaced between the 6 ... yes six ... of them. Even the smooth wall is intended to be a permanent video projection screen. The courtyard ceiling has openings of various sizes designed to allow light to come in as well as air and rain, becoming a perfect thermal regulator for the fish in the fishpond and the indoor plants. During the day the light and shadows that dance in the courtyard turn this simple space into something different and interesting. At night everything is reversed like a photograph negative, the openings become beacons that illuminate the dark sky and greet the neighbors with a geometric play of lights in the middle of nowhere. - Ease and simplicity, values so common but forgotten that we only want to remember. The layout has no greater claim; simple and broad spaces with structural clarity, composed of two bays on two levels connected by vertical and horizontal passages resulting in an efficient use of all the areas of the house, all surrounding the central courtyard, the main feature of the structure. The social and service areas are the first module of the lower level. The bedrooms, bathrooms and walk-in closets are in the remaining three modules, which allow the hydro- sanitary facilities to be on the same axis. Without interrupting resting activities one can access the roof, that forgotten space for years but typical of good old homes. A place to contemplate, to meditate, to be alone or with friends. A window to the clouds and the stars. A face parallel to the sky that others forget, but here is as important as the rest. It is the face of the house that the angels see.

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CASA ALGARABIA

Guadalajara, Mexico

CASA ALGARABIA

Guadalajara, Mexico

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