Board-marked concrete walls frame pool views from AT House
Ten glazed sections divided by board-marked concrete walls are lined up to form this long Mexican house, designed by architect Laurent Herbiet.
Herbiet, who runs the Mexico City-based studio Hrbt, completed AT House at the top of a hill in Oaxtepec ? a town in the north of Mexican state Morelos ? for a couple with dogs.
The architect gave the 320-square-metre residence a slender shape. He placed large expanses of glazing on the longer southern wall, in order to make the most of the elevated vantage of views to a valley at the rear.
The glazing, which also runs along the northern side, slots between shorter, perpendicular board-marked concrete walls.
The concrete, textured by the imprints of wooden boards, is intended block views from the street on the eastern side and neighbouring properties to the west. "The house is located on the highest point of the hill, it gazes mainly inward, to avoid the neighboring street, and a series of greenery filters views of the Oaxtepec Valley, the fields and the sky," said a statement from Hrbt.
Pairs of glazed doors run along the south side, to open all the interiors onto the terrace and the narrow pool that runs parallel to the house. As well as providing a connection between the two areas, the glazing is also intended to reflect the sunlight onto the pool's water and heat it naturally.
The mono-pitched concrete roof above slopes up from the northern wall, creating space for another window on the top of the southern wall. T...
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