Patio house

Casa Trigo emerges among mesquite trees that define the character of this site, located in a residential area of Querétaro. Designed for a family from Mexico City seeking a serene and functional retreat, the project took orientation and topography as its starting points, shaping a home that balances calm, materiality, and openness. Ariadna Polo Ariadna Polo The house is composed of different volumes articulated through patios and gardens, responding to the irregularity of the terrain and taking advantage of it to generate smooth transitions between interior and exterior. This volumetric interplay—alternating solids and voids, shadows and openings—creates a dynamic experience and reinforces a sense of privacy in... More

Near Aroeira, where the Atlantic breeze tempers the pine forest and low density preserves quietness, this dwelling arises from the clients’ desire for a private, simple, and refined atmosphere — a discreet house that does not impose itself on the act of inhabiting, but instead nurtures it. A retreat from the bustle of city life they once knew, capable of embracing a calmer, slower rhythm. Garcês Garcês Het project, dat voortkomt uit een idee dat door het echtpaar wordt gedeeld, krijgt vorm als een eigentijdse herinterpretatie van het mediterrane en islamitische huis met binnenplaats: een introvert geheel van ruimtes die naar binnen openen, gearticuleerd door patio's die licht, lucht en temperatuur regulere... More

A 70’s split-level house with a square ground plan, dark spaces and no relationship to the large garden was transformed into a contemporary home with plenty of daylight and carefully framed views to the beautiful surroundings. The house is located on a corner plot on the edge of a typical Flemish allotment in Diepenbeek and near to the nature reserve De Dijken where the Stiemerbeek and the Kaatsbeek flows into the Demer. In the large open corner garden, there was deliberately no construction to preserve the openness to the neighbourhood and the landscape. The overall footprint of the existing house was reduced and adapted with some clever interventions to fully exploit the qualities of the plot. Jeroen Verrecht Jeroen Verrecht... More

The design of this residential building is characterized by the presence of three patios, each one having different sizes and functions. The first one we encounter coming from outside separates the master part from the services one. Inside the house the spaces are arranged around a central patio, which is covered by a large skylight. This space contributes to the internal climate well-being, allowing for the natural ventilation of the internal spaces during the summer months and providing solar gains in winter periods. A third patio is dedicated exclusively to the bathroom area. The articulation of the spaces and the arrangement of the openings, which may seem apparently simple, are the result of a careful research. The goal was to define... More

Benimaclet was an orchard village that was absorbed by the city of Valencia in the second half of the last century. In this village houses coexist with small-scale multi-family buildings, as is the case here: a three-storey building, made up of 6 dwellings, which, on the ground floor and through a central access, gives access in the block courtyard to two-storey constructions belonging to each of the dwellings in the building. The intervention that we present consists of the reconstruction of one of these buildings, belonging to one of the dwellings on the ground floor, and its connection with it. The low construction quality and the habitability problems of this building advised its demolition and volumetric reconstruction.   O... More