Casa Yoli

Jaime Navarro

• Architects

Casa Yoli is a project developed by KINEKI in collaboration with Cabin México, a company specialized in the manufacturing of mobile homes. The result is a 52 m² tiny house or hotel room that can be installed in just 90 days anywhere in Mexico. Its cost is lower than that of a standard hotel key unit, making it an ideal model for a weekend house or the beginning of a small-scale hospitality project. These houses are adaptable to any climate and can be built to operate completely off the grid.

photo_credit Jaime Navarro — Jaime Navarro

The house is installed using stilt foundations, one of the oldest eco-friendly housing methods in the Americas. Construction begins with reinforced concrete footings at each structural axis, which support a lightweight metal frame protected with primer, anti-corrosive paint, and a concentrated fire-resistant product. The KINEKI structural system of columns and beams is then assembled over this frame.

KINEKI is currently the only solid wood construction system in Mexico with both patent protection and FSC forest certification, ensuring that the wood is sourced through responsible forest management that preserves biodiversity, supports local communities and workers, and guarantees long-term economic sustainability.
Casa Yoli’s structure is built using pine wood treated with CCA preservative (Chromated Copper Arsenate), a water-based solution developed for long-term protection of wood exposed to outdoor conditions, soil contact, fungi, and pests. It also resists seawater damage and is applied using vacuum-pressure treatment. Fire retardants are also applied, forming a protective barrier around the wood fibers to reduce flammability and combustion speed. In addition, the homes are equipped with electrical safety systems such as smoke detectors.

The walls and slabs are built with SiPanel, the only company in Mexico producing dry, sustainable panels. These are composed of a high-density polyurethane core injected between two fiber cement boards.
The KINEKI system enables up to 60% energy savings, reduces construction time, and lowers resource use and associated costs, such as water, transportation, and waste disposal—thus minimizing environmental impact.