Casa Plan de Barrancas
Casa Plan de Barrancas is a residential project located in western Mexico City, born from a deep reflection on the relationship between architecture, landscape, and the city. The proposal seeks to dissolve the traditional boundaries of urban housing, integrating itself into the surrounding vegetation and establishing a continuous dialogue between interior and exterior.
The project is structured around a clear distinction between public and private areas, allowing for an efficient organization of the house while creating a gradual spatial experience in which openness, privacy, and landscape are carefully balanced.
The social life of the house unfolds on the ground floor, conceived as an open, permeable plane deeply connected to the landscape. This level opens entirely toward the rear garden, creating a seamless spatial and visual continuity between interior spaces and existing vegetation.
Inside, the project maintains a material coherence that reinforces the reading of the different spaces. In public areas, natural plaster walls and a bush-hammered marble floor extending outdoors strengthen spatial continuity. In private areas, wooden floors provide warmth and intimacy.
Casa Plan de Barrancas integrates a comprehensive sustainability strategy. The house can operate independently from the electrical grid through solar panels, with electric systems for water heating and cooking, significantly reducing the use of fossil fuels.
More than an architectural object, Casa Plan de Barrancas proposes a way of living in which architecture, landscape, and void are constructed simultaneously. The project reflects a sensitive and conscious stance toward its urban and natural context, proposing a home that is integrated, open, and deeply connected to its surroundings.
