Work: ABC House.
Client: Bolio Charruf family.
Location: Lot G5 Provenza Street, Allegra Private, Mérida, Yucatán.
Lot surface: 540m2.
Project Year: 2018.
Completion year: 2020.
Design: R79 + AS Architecture
Architects in charge: Roberto Ramírez Pizarro + Alejandra and Xavier Abreu Sacramento.
Collaborators: Gerardo Trejo López, Valentina Losa Rubio.
Construction: Bildr Despacho Constructor / Carlos Bolio Baqueiro
Structural Design: CM Engineering / Carlos Castillo Manzano
Lighting: Luminica / Maribel Morales Hernández.
Landscaping: Servijardines / Roger Evia González
Furniture: Auna, Quartto Home, Otoch
Photography: Sergio Ríos Pech
Built Area: 480m2.

This close-up shot of the house's front facade highlights the refined elegance of the architecture, while also conveying a sense of exclusivity. — This close-up shot of the house’s front facade highlights the refined elegance of the architecture, while also conveying a sense of exclusivity.

The photograph captures the essence of the house's idyllic outdoor lifestyle, with the pool area serving as the ultimate embodiment of relaxation and leisure. — The photograph captures the essence of the house’s idyllic outdoor lifestyle, with the pool area serving as the ultimate embodiment of relaxation and leisure.

The bright sunshine highlights the natural beauty of the outdoor surroundings.

This photograph highlights the house's flexible outdoor living area, which features a space that can be adapted for exercise, gaming, or other activities. — This photograph highlights the house’s flexible outdoor living area, which features a space that can be adapted for exercise, gaming, or other activities.

With fresh details and a different angle, the photograph emphasizes the versatility and beauty of the outdoor space, revealing new layers of functionality and aesthetics.

The image showcases the interior design of the house's living area, highlighting the elegant furnishings, art, and decor that contribute to its overall ambiance. — The image showcases the interior design of the house’s living area, highlighting the elegant furnishings, art, and decor that contribute to its overall ambiance.

An interior shot of the upper level of a house, highlighting its interior design and frames a glimpse of the staircase visible through a glass wall panel.

The image offers a glimpse of the upper-level living space highlights the sophisticated interior design that characterizes the area, with elegant furnishings, art, and lighting contributing to a sense of refined luxury.

This photograph captures the beauty and functionality of the house's living and dining spaces, with a seamless integration that creates a harmonious and inviting environment. The elegant furnishings and tasteful decor contribute to the overall ambiance of the house. — This photograph captures the beauty and functionality of the house’s living and dining spaces, with a seamless integration that creates a harmonious and inviting environment. The elegant furnishings and tasteful decor contribute to the overall ambiance of the house.

This photograph captures the refined aesthetic of the dining area, highlighting the tasteful interior design elements such as the lengthy dining table and ornate chandelier.

This photograph showcases the interior design of the dining area from another perspectives, offering a comprehensive view of the aesthetic elements within the space.

This photograph presents an interior view of the kitchen area, featuring a cozy dining set that complements the overall design of the space.

This photograph showcases an alternate perspective of the kitchen area's interior, highlighting the sliding glass door that leads to the outdoor area. — This photograph showcases an alternate perspective of the kitchen area’s interior, highlighting the sliding glass door that leads to the outdoor area.

This photograph captures an open door that leads to another part of the house, offering a glimpse of the design and layout of the connecting space.

This photograph presents a close-up view of the large blind block that faces the street, captured from the inside of the house.

This photograph provides an alternate perspective of the large blind block facing the street, offering a fresh and different view of its design and texture.

This photograph captures the way or approach to the staircase, offering a glimpse of the design and layout of the area.

This photograph offers a close-up view of the staircase, allowing for a detailed appreciation of its intricate design and aesthetic features.

This photograph presents an interior view of the office room, providing a glimpse of the design and layout of the space.

This photograph showcases an interior view of the bathroom, highlighting how its design and features relate to the overall aesthetic of the house.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK:
A residential house for a family of five, a sober proposal that does not reveal the magic it holds to the outside and can only be experienced by crossing the threshold with the previous consent of its inhabitants. A new essay on the close relationship between the exterior and the interior, the management of different spatial scales, and a bold eclectic design enhanced by the presence of nature.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The house was designed as a large blind block towards the street, which provides privacy and arouses intrigue by not showing any intention of protagonism towards the exterior. What can be seen from the outside is the presence of a large tree, which articulates the main space, the double-height dining room where the cantilevered stairs are the protagonists. Therefore, this space lives in tension between the large tree (poplar) at one end and the family room (upstairs) at the other.

The changes in scales occur progressively, responding to the level of intimacy that the user encounters. From the street, access is not frank, it “hides” laterally, compressing to a low height, as if making a gesture of respect, then changes when opening the door and finding the courtyard with the large tree, finally overflowing when discovering the double height.

To emphasize the relationship between the interior and exterior, a “ball” stone wall inspired by traditional “albarradas” runs from north to south of the project, starting at the poplar and ending at the multipurpose area (sometimes an exercise area, other times a playroom) and the pool. The color palette is very simple: plastered walls with chukum finish, others in white, steel and aluminum toned in black, wood in floors, walls, and ceilings, rustic stone on the vertical planes and polished on the horizontal ones, and to top it off, the green of the vegetation that floods the house and serves as finishing touches and breathing spaces for several areas.

ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTION:
The architectural program proposes the public area on the ground floor and the private area on the upper floor. The social spaces (dining room, living room, terrace) are supported by a service block that faces west (kitchen, laundry room, storage room, garage). Also on this level are two wildcard areas located at opposite ends, which can be used as public or private depending on the circumstances (guest room/study, gym/playroom).

The upper floor houses the bedrooms, one of which is larger so that the two daughters can share, the eldest son in a single room, both with their bathroom/dressing room, and the couple’s friends with a bathroom scheme with separate functions and a larger dressing room. The family room/study precedes the master bedroom and becomes a focal point and visual control towards the rest of the house. On this same level, isolated from family life and with independent access, is the service room with a bathroom and closet.