{"id":6997,"date":"2026-04-14T05:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=6997"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:23:49","slug":"ppaa-designs-mexico-city-concrete-house-to-rest-on-metal-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/ppaa-designs-mexico-city-concrete-house-to-rest-on-metal-base\/","title":{"rendered":"PPAA designs Mexico City concrete house to rest on metal base"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Mexico<\/div>\n

Local studio P\u00e9rez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados<\/a> has designed Barrancas, an off-grid minimalist concrete<\/a> home that sits on a metal base with reflective window shutters in Mexico City<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 477-square metre (5,135-square foot) house was designed to follow the terrain, rather than impose itself on it, according to P\u00e9rez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados (PPAA<\/a>).<\/p>\n

This allows the heavy materials of the house to gradually emerge from its site in the western part of Mexico City.<\/p>\n

\"Exterior
The concrete house sits above a metal base<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“A floating volume rests on a reflective base that amplifies light and dissolves its weight, reinforcing a balance between solid and void while gradually becoming part of its surroundings,” studio founder Pablo P\u00e9rez Palacios told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

The ground level is wrapped in muted nickel-toned metal that amplifies the surrounding greenery into diffused reflections, while window shutters in the same material add privacy.<\/p>\n

The cladding conceals the home’s main entrance and garage, while creating the appearance that the upper levels float above the vegetation.<\/p>\n

\"Metal
Metal shutters add privacy on the ground level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The upper volume \u2013 the first and second levels, which contain bedrooms and a large study \u2013 is a cube set back from the ground floor perimeter and presents as a solid, contained form.<\/p>\n

Completed in grey concrete with a raked plaster finish, the volume is matte and opaque, punctuated by controlled, rectangular windows.<\/p>\n

\"Cube-shaped
The house’s upper levels are shaped like a cube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Its materiality is further accentuated through a texture of vertical striations achieved with the same plaster finish, reinforcing a clean, sober and timeless geometry,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

Inside the perimeter wall, the ground floor opens up to a large rear garden. The fluidity between inside and outside is further enforced by a large street-front planter that integrates a jacaranda tree into the architecture.<\/p>\n