Casa Tres Árboles, Mexico House Interior, Mexican Real Estate Architecture Images, Architects
Casa Tres Árboles in Valle de Bravo
8 Jan, 2023
Design: d?recc?on
Location: Valle de Bravo, Mexico

Photos by Fabian Martinez
Casa Tres Árboles, Mexico
The Casa Tres Árboles was developed by Mariana Morale?s design firm, d?recc?on and is a remodeling project on a 25 year old outdated weekend home in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. The starting point for the design was the client?s directive: to give the house a refreshed style with updated finishes to accommodate more frequent visits while maintaining the weekend getaway feel of the place.

From the parking lot at street level a downward stairway is the main access to the house. The steps skirt around a beautiful tree and stone planters full of green lead the way to a small patio. A bathroom and a slanted roof were removed for a clean and unified access and a new planter was built and covered with philodendron winterbourn, clove, blue fern, liriope grass and davallia fern. These elements together constitute the design of the primary outdoor porch. Once inside guests are greeted by a bright double height foyer filled with natural light coming from the glass dome atop. This decidedly sculptured hall is the prime space to pause and become surrounded by the material serenity of the house. The tree from the entrance can be seen through a large window. A tall wall was built to hide the stairway and on an opposite wall a black painting by Bea...