Article source: PPAA

The Aculco project is a holiday home completely isolated in the middle of nowhere surrounded by nature. It is the ideal place to get in contact with our most elemental states, and get some rest from modern living in a natural environment, that has some impressive cliffs close by. The place was found by two brothers who love outdoor activities while they were in a rock climbing trip. The Aculco project was ordered by them a couple of years after they bought the area and reforested it. The architectural project was mainly guided by the qualities of the environment, so we sought to establish a reciprocal dialogue between the construction and its natural surrounding. We went for simplicity, minimal need of maintenance, and intimacy with the panorama and the land. The house is made of block walls of quarry stone from the area, clay floors, wood and glass. We left every material in its raw state without covering it. The construction´s clear spaces become almost solely a  container of views.

Image Courtesy © Rafael Gamo

• Architects: PPAA
• Project: Aculco House
• Location: Aculco, Mexico
• Photography: Rafael Gamo
  
• Lead Architect: Pablo Pérez Palacios, Alfonso de la Concha Rojas, Miguel Vargas Terán, José Luis Jiménez Rojas, BVG ingenierías
  
• Construction: 90m2
  
• Year: 2017

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