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Casa Diaz

This is a project by PRODUCTORA and it is located at Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Project's program: Single family house. There are fifteen images for Casa Diaz.

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Project details

Project name: Casa Diaz
Location: Valle de Bravo, Mexico
Program: Single family house
Area: Built Area: 450 m2
Year: Completion: 2011
Client: Díaz Family
Project by: PRODUCTORA
Team: Design Team: Carlos Bedoya, Victor Jaime, Wonne Ickx, Abel Perles • Collaborators: Felix Guillen, Diego Escamilla, Oscar Trejo, Iván Villegas
Others: Construction: Diseño e Ingenierías EMET (Leonardo León)

Project images

Designer's statement

This property adjoins a large lake in a small town situated a few hours from Mexico City. To take full advantage of the relationship with the surroundings, a system of elongated rectangular volumes was used, with one side of each completely open toward the lake. The sloping plot and the amount of surface to be realized, led to the creation of three volumes stacked in a zigzag pattern, creating spacious open terraces and irregular, sheltered patios between them. From the street, the residence looks like a traditional construction; the use of tiles, wood, render and natural stone, with small openings, grants it the regional character that is required by urban planning requirements. From the lake, the home becomes a composition of rectangular elements with large glass surfaces; like a series of typical modernist volumes, stacked in a dynamic configuration.