Casa Datri and Dasa, Contemporary Home in Mexico, Architecture, Property, Architect, Images
Casa Datri and Dasa
Mexican Extended Villa ? design by [mavarq] Marco Velázquez ARQ
page updated 13 Nov 2016 with new photos ; 9 Jan 2015
Casa Datri and Dasa in Mexico
Design: [mavarq] Marco Velázquez ARQ
Location: Amanali, Tepeji del Rio, Hidalgo, Mexico

The Location: Amanali Golf and Nautical club in the city of Tepeji del Rio, Hidalgo. A 45 minute drive from Mexico City.

The Site: two adjacent plots of 14 mts. length by 36 mts. depth (504 mts.2) each, with the back facing North. The site has a continuous slant of 4 mts. from front to back.

The restrictions: The housing complex establishes restrictions of open space: 6 mts. to the front, which faces the lake; 7 mts. in the back (adjacent to the golf course); and 5 mts. alongside the lateral common border of both plots of land.
The requirements:

DASA house required continuous open spaces, a complete physical and visual communication with exterior areas, a full room with independent access from the main home, and an upstairs entertainment area accessible and communicated from every other space in the home. The materials used were to be minimal and simple, thus the use of steel, concrete and glass were predominant.

DATRI house, on the other hand, required more spread out spaces and, different from neighboring DASA, that they be partitioned and differentiated from one another. It was important that the spatial experience of th...