SJA I House / CDM Casas de México + Javier Dueñas

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  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Rory Gardiner
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Aluwood, Creativos en Carpintería, European Windows
  • Project Architects: Javier Dueñas Estrada , Alvaro Gonzalez Guerra Gomez
  • Collaborators: Víctor López Tinajero, Delfino Lozano, Alan Macias Almirudis, Karina Vacarizas Pizarro, Jaime Olmos Aguilar, CDM Casas de México
  • Lighting: Artenluz
  • Landscape: Juan Carlos Perez Trejo
  • Woodwork: Creativos en Carpintería
  • Construction: Jorge Chávez
  • Structures: GCPI-grupo constructor
  • Interiors: Kenya Rodriguez, Karla Vazquez, Regina Vizcaíno
  • Country: Mexico
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Text description provided by the architects. SJA I House is located at the center of a bay on the Mexican Pacific, 20 meters above sea level.

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The main premises of the project were to maintain the visual and spatial relationship between the hill and the sea. We developed the program respecting the important natural elements and generated gardens between them; and laid out the main program in a single platform.

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To achieve this we generated a main axis between the hill and the sea, pointed at "El Morro" (referring to the landscape of the bay), from which the program was organized. The project achieved to retain virtually all existing natural features of the land; cactus, endemic trees and prominent rocks.

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The architectural program is developed from a Palapa located in the heart of the site, aligned with the major axis as a "plaza". West of the palapa and towards the sea is the pool that is bound by the 20 meter drop to the sea. To the south is the master bedroom, to the north are the bar, grill and wood oven, to the east are the kitchen and the living room that respects the visual continuity to the hill. The house also features 4 independent guest rooms embedded in the hill, a beach club, plus service areas.

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The materials used were stone extracted from the hill to form the main platform and the walls. 'Sandblasted' exposed concrete which was specified for structural reasons. Columns and beams made of laminated wood from certified forests. Cedar woodwork for its stability in the local climate and its aroma. For external roof we used wood and local palm. For floorings we used 'sandblasted' marble (for a smooth and non-skid texture) indoors and "Coraline" stone for exteriors due to its thermal capacity, allowing to live the whole house barefoot.

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Cite: "SJA I House / CDM Casas de México + Javier Dueñas" [Casa SJA I / CDM Casas de México + Javier Dueñas] 12 Feb 2015. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/596544/sja-i-house-cdm-arquitectos> ISSN 0719-8884

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