Casa del Carmen
Summary
Two passing spaces arranged differently, take advantage of the best qualities of its privileged environment.. Front and side views are enhanced, understanding the space as a mechanism that captures the surrounding landscape, as a shady place from which to enjoy Cancun.
Location
Cancun, Mexico
Completion Year
2025
Client
Private
SQM
480
Located on a hillside near the fantastisc sea view in Cancun, the house is composed of two volumes that are jointly deposited on the ground. Each of these elements rests on a band that supports it, deposited on each other they liberate the corner which facilitates the construction making the minimum possible earth movement and characterizing the building.
The point of contact between both pieces incorporates the communication core. The ground floor with the day area rises above the adjacent houses. Being a passing space, it opens the area of the pool that is located in a kind of inner courtyard and the cantilever of this element generates a sort of covered garden.
On the upper floor the studios and rooms enjoy the landscape of Cancun, while the access corridor opens to the backyard, facilitating cross ventilation.
The relationship between this volume and the lower one forms a covered shaded area, desirable in the pool level which in turn allows to define the access to the house. Two passing spaces arranged differently, take advantage of the best qualities of its privileged environment.
