Casa en El Torón by IUA Ignacio Urquiza Arquitectos – Oaxacan home in Mexico’s Pacific Coast – is a striking contemporary house, while remaining humbly respectful to its environment, using ...
Casa en El Torón by IUA Ignacio Urquiza Arquitectos – Oaxacan home in Mexico’s Pacific Coast – is a striking contemporary house, while remaining humbly respectful to its environment, using local traditions and materials, andThe nature reserve El Torón is located on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, stretching 30 hectares of unspoiled, protected forest, mixing rich vegetation with ragged, rocky cliffs.
‘The future of the coast depends on us, and we must ensure that the landscape and its flora and fauna are treated with care and responsibility. It is necessary to implement ideas of architecture and urban design with regenerative aims in mind,’ says the architect. ‘This means making sites better places and seeking to preserve their values: not only maintaining current state but restoring them to what they once were, leaving in a better condition than we find them today.
The Oaxaca home consists of three ‘modules’. One containing the main living spaces and master bedroom suite; and the other two hosting guest bedrooms and an additional family area. A series of outdoor circulation areas - bridges, walkways and clearings - connect everything, while seamlessly blending with nature.
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