Architect in charge: Matia Di Frenna Muller

Location (street, commune, city, country): Av las Parotas, Residencial Las Parotas subdivision. Villa de Alvarez, Colima.

Year construction term: 2018

Constructed area: (m2) 342 m2

Photographs: Lorena Darquea

Other Participants: Arq. Matia Di Frenna Müller, Ing. Luis Flores, Arq. Mariana de la Mora

Brands / Products

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HOLCIM (ARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE WITH BEIGE COLORANT)
HELVEX (FAUCETS IN GENERAL)
CASTEL (FLOORS IN GENERAL)
HUNTER DOUGLAS
MODUL STUDIO

This is the front view of the house with white exterior walls adorned by the see through pattened panels of the second level.

This front view also shows the large driveway and covered car port with a concrete floor.

This side of the car port showcases the large gray stone wall that supports the second level structure of the house. This also matches the wall on the main entrance of the house.

On the side of the driveway is the walkway that leads to the main entrance of the house adorned with shrubs on the side.

The shrubs lining the side brings color to the concrete steps of the walkway and white exterior wall leading to the wooden main door.

This nighttime view of the front of the house showcases the warm glow of the main entrance that matches with the see through patterned panels of the second level.

This is the side of the house with a large balcony on the second level and an outdoor kitchen at the ground level adorned by the landscape of tall trees and the swimming pool on the far side.

At night, these structures light up in a warm glow that matches with the recessed lights underneath the balcony.

The other side of the tall tree of the balcony is the poolside area with concrete walkways adorned by the miniature garden lining the exterior walls.

Just inside the glass doors of the poolside area is the conversation pit with a tall ceiling that has an indoor balcony.

A few steps from the conversation pit is the large kitchen with a kitchen island that has an attached wooden table to serve as a dining area.

This is the conversation pit that is topped with a set of small decorative lights hanging from the tall ceiling.

This is a closer look at the kitchen with bright white floor, walls and ceiling that makes the wooden elements and stainless steel appliances stand out.

The cooking area of the kitchen is placed on its large kitchen island that has white cabinetry and white countertop topped with a stainless steel vent.

The staonless steel vent of the cooking area matches well with the stainless steel apliances housed by the built-in cabinetry lining the opposite wall.

The attached wooden dining table to the kitchen island matches well with the wooden tray ceiling above.

The wooden dining table is surrounded by white modern chairs and topped with a row of white modern pendant lights.

The bed has a wooden frame that is attached to the large wooden headboard extending to the bedside structures.

The wooden structure of the bed is adorned with a large textured concrete wall with a wooden panel on the side.

The bathroom has a large window above the head of the bathtub beside the wooden vanity with wooden drawers.

This back view of the house showcases the large glass walls windows and doors that lead to the poolside area and the balcony on the second level.

The large glass walls and windows glow warmly from the interior lights that also match the recessed lights underneath the balcony.

The glass walls are complemented by the textured stone wall and the white exterior walls that support the glass structures.

The backyard pool of the house is surrounded by lounge chairs, concrete walkways and small gardens planted on the sides of the house exterior.

The large mature tree of the poolside area is lit with a spotlight that gives it an ethereal glow.

The pool itself also has its own lighting lighting giving it a glow that makes it stand out against the dark landscape at night.

This is a look at the backyard pool area from the vantage of the baclsony. You can also see here the interiors of the second level through glass walls.

This wall at the side of the pool with plants on its side is the other side of the car port wall with a direct access to it.

The large glass window above the wall of the pool area showcases the interiors of the bright white house.

This is an illustration of the back of the house featuring the large concrete walls and white exterior walls.

This is an illustration of the other side of the house with an abundance of glass walls, glass windows and doors that complement the exterior walls.

This is the illustration of the side of the house that showcases the balcony and the outdoor areas.

This is the second level floor plan for the whole property that showcases the sections of the house as well as the outdoor areas and landscaping.

This is an illustration of the from of the house showcasing the car pot, main entrance and the exterior walls.

This is the first level floor plan for the whole property that showcases the sections of the house as well as the outdoor areas and landscaping.

A lattice screen fading in the white walls by day, at night a screen of light and shadows is presented on the façade of Casa la Blanca. One of the typical Mexican lattices, widely used for decades in the State of Colima, within its cities and on the coast to protect itself from the intense sub-humid warm climate and its strong climatic changes. It is used as a skin to protect the house, giving privacy, security, effects of light and shadow indoors and outdoors.

The house bets on a completely interior environment with its “U” -shaped floor, separating both the social and coexistence space on the ground floor and the private space on the upper floor. The lattices molded by hand in white concrete, fade into their walls trying to integrate to create a uniform body within the volume of the house.

The “U” shape is located in a way to protect itself from sunning, creates an interior patio that gave us the same terrain by having a tree called “Cuajiote colorado” or better known as “papelillo”, because of the red bark that is released as flakes in the different seasons. The red tree, the pool and a fountain create the heart and center of the house.

The interior is completely illuminated by the openings. The open space its defined by heights and unevenness. The house distribution helps to create a family environment and a inside-outside living surrounded by one of the fundamental parts of the project, the vegetation, highlighting the huge trees of Parota and its tropical environment.