ELIAS RIZO AROUITECTOS
Elias Rizo Suarez
Photography: Marcos Garda
Location Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico. Project area: 200 m2
From its conception, the project was imagined as a. Weekend home that
would serve as a retreat from the bustle of the city. For us, this purpose
was best achieved by establishing a frank, open relationship with its
surroundings and articulating a stark separation between private and public
spaces.
The house was built as lineal element in a forest clearing, with open views
6 the surrounding field of toll. Slender pine trees. Solid flint-stone walls and
wood constitute its envelope. Meanwhile, inside the house, the ruggedness
of the exterior finishes gives way to softer textures and warmer surfaces.
All detailing was executed with great care and a considerable level of
sophistication, using local materials, thus the house offers all the amenities
and comforts of a city home without losing its essence as a mountain retreat
home.
TapaIp a is known for its humidity and its prolonged rainy season. The
houses dotting its rural landscape are all characterized by slanted roofs with
long eaves, covered in red clay tiles. The profile of the house establishes a
slightly unusual geometry but utilizes the same materials.
Red clay tiles are used on the slanted roof, and cove the wood beams that
project over the walls of the house, to articulate the eaves, also reminiscent
of traditional country homes in the area.
The operable panels in the rooms allude to the wooden blackout shutter
concept that is traditionally implemented in rustic country homes all across
Mexico.
تشتهر مدينة “تابالبا” بدرجة الرطوبة العالية وموسم الأمطار الذي يستمر لفترة زمنية ولذلك تتميز
جميع المنازل التي تنتشر في المناطق الريفية بأسقف مائلة ذات أفاريز طويلة بارزة عن المنزل،
والتي تغطيها قطع القرميد الأحمر. تشكل هيئة المنزل شكل هندسي غير معتاد للمنازل الموجودة
في تلك المنطقة، غير أنه جرى الاستعانة بنفس الخامات التي تستخدم في بناء تلك المنازل. كما
جرى استخدام قطع القرميد الأحمر لتغطية السقف المائل، وتم الاستعانة بألواح الخشب لتغطية
الجدران، وهو ما يعطي المنزل شكلاً تقليدياً مماثلاُ للمنازل التي تنتشر في تلك المنطقة.
