House pR34

The curved shape of the house, resembling two dancing figures, was inspired by its user - a ballet dancer. Casa pR34 is situated on the roof of an existing building. The project had to incorporate a structure from the late sixties, on which the supporting structure of the new house for the owner's daughter rests. Intertwining shapes covered with red steel plates are placed at several different heights. The first level includes the kitchen, dining room, and lounge area, while the second, lowered level contains a TV room and bedroom. The roof of the existing house was also incorporated into the design. It is paved with split volcanic stones and serves as a garden terrace for the new house. Acrylic skylights have been transformed into stools, benches, and loungers that change color according to the lighting inside the house. The choice of pre-Columbian flora added a lunar expression to the terrace. The outer steel plates, shaped as a car in a body shop, are also painted with automotive paint. The inner side of the rolled steel frame construction is lined with particle board painted with white resin. Between the particle board and the outer steel plates are thermal and acoustic insulation.

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Located in Tecamachalco, State of Mexico, a renovation and an extension to a house from the late 60s was required.
The house was purchased by the client for its space distribution; it was remodeled to make it cleaner and more spacious. Then a new request came: an independent apartment for his daughter.
With 2 completely independent accesses, a spiral staircase is the way to enter the new extension.
Reminding us of a ballet dance between two bodies in motion, the sensual shape that changes direction as it emerges from every curve was inspired by the ballet dancer who would inhabit it.
The apartment is divided into two half-levels (public and private); the first, through which one accesses, contains a living room, dining room, kitchen, half bathroom, and a freight lift that goes from the entrance. Half a level down is the TV room, and then the main bedroom with a bathroom and dressing room. Considering the rooftop where this new body is situated, it serves as a large terrace and utilizes the existing domes of the original house, converting them into luminous acrylic benches.
Taking into account the extraordinary Mexican craftsmanship, the structure is made of 6” rolled IPRs, the covering is 5mm steel plate that has been carefully galvanized as if it were for a ship or special vessel. Beneath this plate are two layers of 1 1/2” mineral wool acting as acoustic and thermal insulation. Finally, the interior is covered with 9mm OSB (oriented strand board) with a finish in bleached white resin.