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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. CH house in Nuevo León, México by GLR arquitectos / Gilberto L. RodríguezJuly 13th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: GLR arquitectos / Gilberto L. Rodríguez In a privileged site occupied by an old and obsolete house, we face a dilemma: renovate or demolish such house in order to make way for a new residential project. In conjunction with the client we decide to go for the latter alternative and go ahead with the demolition, adjusting the topography according to the new scheme, which will seek to benefit from the wonderful city views.  Image Courtesy © Jorge Taboada
 Image Courtesy © Jorge Taboada The rear garden almost disappears, leaving only a narrow contemplative garden, which acquires a very special character due to a beautiful original existing rock. The kitchen, breakfast room, family room and master bedroom enjoy this visual effect.  Image Courtesy © Jorge Taboada  Image Courtesy © Jorge Taboada Towards the front of the property, a large semi-covered terrace is built around an infinity pool, which makes us forget for a moment the urban condition of the project, thanks to the large green areas of a park just in front of the property, which visually joins the huge greenery of the Country Club golf course.  Image Courtesy © Jorge Taboada  Image Courtesy © Jorge Taboada Inside the house, a large double height living room with a set of exposed concrete skylights becomes the heart of the project, due to the interesting effect of the controlled natural light that floods the whole area. Around such space, the bedrooms, decks, home theater, and home office complete the program.  Image Courtesy © Jorge Taboada  Image Courtesy © Jorge Taboada In the last level , such home office enjoys the splendid views of the city, in addition to being visually connected through a large window towards the double height living room, acquiring a condition of great transparency and giving the sensation of being a floating bridge over the terrace.  Image Courtesy © Jorge Taboada  Image Courtesy © Jorge Taboada The materials, mainly the gray exposed concrete, the gray oak wood and the black granite facades, as well as the indoor and outdoor white stucco, contribute to the project a both refined and contemporary character.  Image Courtesy © Jorge Taboada  Image Courtesy © GLR arquitectos / Gilberto L. Rodríguez  Image Courtesy © GLR arquitectos / Gilberto L. Rodríguez
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