Country House by Arista Cero in Merida, Mexico New DIY 2019

Project: Country House
Architects: Arista Cero
Location: Merida, Mexico
Area: 2,561 sf
Photographs by: Cesar Bejar

Country House by Arista Cero

Arista Cero has designed a stunning modern, single-story residence in the capital of Mexico’s Yucatan state – Merida. This leisure home is located on a square-shaped lot within a golf club lot and provides its residents with 2,561 square feet of living spaces. It is surrounded by beautiful landscaping and patio areas that are connected to the interior through an opening in the dinin room which is kind of the center of this whole project.

Country House by Arista Cero in Merida, Mexico

A leisure home designed in a single level to accommodate a retired couple and their guests. The house was built on a regular 20m x 20m lot located in a golf club in the city of Mérida. The architectural solution of a single level was an important decision that allowed to obtain an additional 10% of land occupation (COS) and take advantage of the native trees that already grew on the site. With the idea of compacting what was built and meeting the particular request to optimize the house for the user, a module of 17m x 14m was designed, forming a piece of 238 m2.

The center of the project is the dining room, which opens in the form of a cross to the living room, kitchen, study-guest bedroom and terrace and pool. We worked with the heights to differentiate the spaces of the program and to generate ventilation and natural lighting of all the spaces. The kitchen and dining room are connected by means of a structure of zapote wood that carries a slab at 4.5 m high, through which the hot air is able to exit and that allows natural light to enter.

The issue of materials was resolved with three finishes: grey porcelain was used for the floors throughout the house with tiles in a format of 120cm x 60cm to lose the division of the program in the house. The walls are bare polished cement for its low maintenance requirements. Tzalam wood was used for the details to contrast the other materials and to bring warmth to the spaces.

The shape is the result of what happens within the concrete volume, which lays on a stone base as if floating on the ground. A floating wall is used for the garage to break the volume of concrete and mark the horizontality of the slabs.

–Arista Cero

Country House by Arista Cero in Merida, Mexico

Tags: arista cero, contemporary, country house, interior, Merida, mexico, minimalist, modern

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