Toronjos

Year: Under construction

Location: Valle de Bravo, State of Mexico, Mexico

Construction: 312 m2

Team: Pablo Pérez Palacios, Miguel Vargas, Ignacio Rodríguez, Elizabeth Saldivar, Álvaro Morales

The natural environment, the local hand labor and materials, make this a sustainable system for capturing water and energy that give a deeper meaning to the house, leaving architectural to a side and making the surroundings the main interest in the project; the construction is just an extension of the landscape.

When the site becomes the project

This project was guided by the qualities of the environment; the footprint is minimal since the objective is to enjoy and preserve the natural landscape. We are committed to simplicity and to reducing the carbon footprint by producing materials locally and capturing water from constant rainfall. The natural environment, the local hand labor and materials, make this a sustainable system for capturing water and energy that give a deeper meaning to the house, leaving architectural to a side and making the surroundings the main interest in the project; the construction is just an extension of the landscape.

The modulation of the project responds to the maximum gap allowed for construction with mud bricks without having the necessity of including steel reinforcements, which is three meters. The adobe used for construction is produced on in site, therefore, the transportation of the material is rally non-existent. Making a microeconomy that was generated by working with local resources, from materials to labor. Toronjos is a project that responds to the site and its conditions.

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