It is a detached house for a retired couple . Their needs were clear and emphasized the design and proportion of the social areas. Located in the western part of the city of Mexico , the program was resolved 131 m2 on one floor in a " C" , which opens its views to the south - west striking a balance in the internal temperature without relying on elements artificial . The concept is to achieve a correlation between interior and exterior through a center, which gives life and light to all areas of the house . The materials were rustic style , always working on a contemporary vernacular notion (brick, clay , fine flattened , quarries, stone , natural aluminum and wood) achieving an almost monolithic simplicity. The roof terrace was transformed into a drawing each tile , creating a dry garden on different levels to achieve a better view of the city.
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