MV House / Garza Maya Arquitectos

MV House / Garza Maya Arquitectos - Interior Photography, Living Room, SofaMV House / Garza Maya Arquitectos - Exterior Photography, FacadeMV House / Garza Maya Arquitectos - Exterior Photography, WindowsMV House / Garza Maya Arquitectos - Interior Photography, Table, Chair, BeamMV House / Garza Maya Arquitectos - More Images+ 5

Chihuahua, Mexico
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  365
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Photographs
    Photographs:The raws
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Blum, Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, Grupo Tenerife, H Arrieta, Hafele, Quartz, Tzalam
  • Lead Architect: Daniela Garza Mayagoitia
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MV House / Garza Maya Arquitectos - Exterior Photography, Facade
© The raws

Text description provided by the architects. Casa MV is located west of the city of Chihuahua, in a subdivision with privileged views of the city, on an east-facing plot. The clients wanted views of the city as well as a large garden that could be watched from anywhere in the house. The scheme arises from the geometry of the terrain, where the west orientation adjoins a rainwater runoff, which allowed us to move away more from the adjoining wall and take advantage of the views.

MV House / Garza Maya Arquitectos - Exterior Photography, Windows
© The raws
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Floor Plans
MV House / Garza Maya Arquitectos - Interior Photography, Table, Chair, Beam
© The raws

The shape of the house responds to the function of the spaces and plays with the geometry of juxtaposed circles and rectangles that embrace the garden towards the interior of the project and responds to the views of the city on the main facade and the north facade. In the social area composed of a dining room and a living room, a rectangle is subtracted to achieve a double-height, allowing the garden to be integrated into the interior space and to bring in the light from the north thanks to the double-height. The remaining volumes located at the ends of the house on the top floor are joined by a bridge that passes between the window of the garden and the double-height. In addition to creating a connection between the spaces, we also get privileged views towards the mountains. The stairs are a leading element, they can be seen descending from the main facade, helping us to read how the project works from the outside, as well as functioning as a sculptural element.

MV House / Garza Maya Arquitectos - Interior Photography
© The raws

A music room is located on the ground floor with access from the garage and the terrace. The space is west-oriented, with structural walls of inclined concrete that work as louvers opening towards the north, allowing access to views and light while giving privacy at the same time. In the rear facade facing northeast, there is a hill of natural soil remaining after the excavations, it is more than 20 meters high and casts a shadow in the multipurpose room on the ground floor and in the main bedroom on the upper floor. Besides giving shade, it creates a feeling of contact with nature thanks to the large window on both floors overlooking the mountain and garden.

MV House / Garza Maya Arquitectos - Interior Photography, Stairs
© The raws
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Sections / Facades
MV House / Garza Maya Arquitectos - Interior Photography, Living Room, Sofa
© The raws

The children's bedrooms that are located above the garage have views towards the park of the main facade and the mountains, as well as natural lighting and ventilation from the east. The materials used for the construction of the house are concrete, steel, glass and wood. The concrete walls that have contact with the outside are isolated with extruded polystyrene as an insulation method that helps to delay the entrance of heat in the summer and cold in the winter.

MV House / Garza Maya Arquitectos - Exterior Photography, Facade
© The raws

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Cite: "MV House / Garza Maya Arquitectos" [Casa MV / Garza Maya Arquitectos] 23 Jul 2019. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/921602/mv-house-garza-maya-arquitectos> ISSN 0719-8884

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