12.27.10 Caracola House, Tres Vidas Acapulco — PROJECTS
Photo By: Luis Gordoa
Located facing hole 14 of the “Tres Vidas” Golf Course, this residence design strives to integrate the indoor and outdoor areas, using resting and common areas; the boundary between the public and private areas fades away incorporating the context into the house.
“Tres Vidas” House is made-up of four concrete volumes; these volumes are interconnected by a central resting and transit area made of wood and steel. Two rooms and the library are located downstairs; in the upper floor the master bedroom, the guest room and the rest of the public spaces such as the kitchen, living room and dining room are located.
The library is the core element from which the rest of the program develops; this volume “floats” among several water bodies and is the only space in the house with a double height. The block of rooms facing west is structurally solved through two concrete walls, which enable the creation of a series of terraces and balconies that open up to the panoramic views of the site.
A beach house built for two writers where the limit between the public and private fades away.
Photos By: Luis Gordoa
Photos By: Rafael Gamo
Design Architects: H. Gaitan_ J. Marcé_ P. Suárez _ E. Aguirre_ P. Rubio_ A. Molina_ JC de Silva_ P. Cremoux
First impressions of the house by Greta Hauser, Pedro Rosenbluth and Mr. Echeverria. Work almost finished, detailed landscape in process.
Eduardo Hurtado wrote a beautiful series of poems for Marcela Sanchez. Number 15 is about La Caracola, we are deeply touched:
15
Vamos a fundar La Caracola:
fundarla de habitar,
de ingeniarle un afuera
desde adentro.
Molusco, vida acéfala
y sensible,
tardes de percibir
y de avanzar muy lento.
Hagamos una concha,
secretemos
una coraza fuerte,
áspera como un adiós
y perdurable,
pulida en su interior
para que nos cobije
sin recusar el viento,
la sal que nos asedia.
Casa que absorba
lluvia, polvo,
tiempo.
Casa dura que dure
y que se impregne,
que tenga luz y mar
para el que luego venga,
que se deje vivir
y nos trascienda.