A large arch invites you to continue the journey towards the kitchen, which has a white quartz central island and pasta tiles coverings in blue tones, integrating the colors of the beams in the living room.The terrace is integrated into the kitchen through tempered glass doors anchored to the old wooden frames, generating views of the gardens and allowing natural light to pass through them. The roof is a wooden structure that reuses the Marseille clay tiles that were on the property in that same place. On the walls, it was decided to remove all the finishing, leaving the stones exposed, creating a beautiful contrast with the blue color of the pasta tile floors and the red of the clay.
The private area of the house has two bedrooms, one on the ground floor which is accessed through a wooden deck and has a small ventilation cube that communicates with the bathroom, creating a feeling of spaciousness. This area has a modern and dynamic volume that is presented with a set of cubes at different heights and with different functions, has chukum finishes with blue tints, and is surrounded by tropical vegetation where a small pool converges with the stairs of white cement and the hanging planters that lead to the second bedroom, which has the same spatiality as the one on the first level. Casa Lorena is a small oasis within the city, that captivates us with its history and its textures, falling in love with its pastel colors and transporting us to the past and a simpler time.
Project name: Casa Lorena or Lorena House
Architects: Workshop, Diseño y Construcción – http://www.workshop.com.mx/
Location: Mérida, Mexico
Area: 125 m²
Year: 2022
Photographer: Manolo R. Solís – https://www.manolorsolis.com
Lead Architect: Francisco Bernés Aranda, Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina
Construction: Isabel Bargas Cicero, Alejandro Bargas Cicero
Oversight: Rosa Balam, Armando Perez,
Team: Jorge Peón, José Angel Beltrán
Jellyfish in Space by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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