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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.

Casa CC in Chihuahua, Mexico by Parque Humano

February 3rd, 2012 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Parque Humano

The house resides in an splendid semi-arid climate plot of 2,200 m2 at an elevation of 1,450 m above sea level. The climate zone has maximum temperatures above 38° C and lows reaching slightly below -8° C with rare snowfall but common frost from December to March. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Chihuahuan Desert may be the most biologically diverse desert in the world, whether measured on species richness or endemism.

Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

Architects: Parque Humano
Project: Casa CC
Location: Ciudad de chihuahua, Mexico
Type: Commission
Total Area: 650 m2
Client: Private
Status: Complete
Design Phase: 2005-2009
Construction Phase: 2009-2011

Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

Project Team: Jorge Covarrubias + Benjamín González Henze con Omar Martinez
Structure: D.E.C.S.A.
Electrical: Islas Ingenieria
Interior Design: Parque Humano
Landscape Design: Parque Humano
Lighting Design: Parque Humano
Photographs: Paul Rivera, ArchPhoto.

Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

The house occupies a natural ledge in the hillside, facing the view to the east and turning its back to the winds coming from the north, we have privileged the views to the city and the panorama hills of the valley. The house has a mixed structure of steel and concrete, plus outer faces of stone to create a rapport with the surroundings. The inside walls are in white stucco, while the ceilings lined with wood.

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The house is developed as one floating volume and a semi buried podium. The main floor accommodates the living and dining spaces, kitchen, studio and the master bedroom. The basement accommodates a multipurpose room and 3 bedrooms. The challenge was to create a house in which each interior space is generally referred to more than one exterior, creating a continuity between landscape and building and transcending conventional distinctions between inside and outside.

Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

: Image Courtesy Paul Rivera

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Tags: Chihuahua, Mexico

Category: House

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