CASA MTY

San Pedro Garza García, Mexico

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CASA MTY

San Pedro Garza García, Mexico

Firm

bernardo gómez-pimienta

Type

Residential › Private House

YEAR

2010

SIZE

100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft

The house is located in San
Pedro Garza García [in northern Mexico] in a partially-wooded area that has
recently been developed in 10,000 square-meter lots and with stringent
environmental protection regulations. The rocky and varied topography inspired
the project to be developed in a series of boxes that flow between the contours
and the surrounding vegetation. The varied layout is linked through a series of
textures and independent patios, creating an interplay of light and shadow and
sheltering the house from the region’s extreme climate.
Different parts of the program are located in one of the volumes. Each
volume is independent from the others: travertine marble, wood panels, Corten
steel, u-glass or exposed concrete. The composition is regulated on an orthogonal
pattern—without touching a single existing tree—in which the volumes
interconnect via glass corridors, creating a “promenade” through the plot.