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Casa VR in Zapopan
Modern Property Development in Jalisco, México – design by ELÍAS RIZO ARQUITECTOS
13 Apr 2017
House VR
Design: ELÍAS RIZO ARQUITECTOS
Location: Zapopan, Jalisco, México
Casa VR Tapalpa, located in an isolated area between forests, near Tapalpa, is the result of an exercise in clarity and functionality.

The program is distributed in a system of quadrants defined by the intersection between two spinal circulation axes. Within this system, spaces are articulated according to affinity and privacy relationships.

Casa VR aims to establish a direct connection with its environment, as well as a dialogue with its regional context through a contemporary vocabulary. This is how the building is transparent and permeable while expressing a very strict geometry, coated with local materials and finished rustic executed with precision. The house is seen as a horizontal element that is inserted in a clearing surrounded by forests of pine, oak and oak.
The front façade remains opaque, revealing scarce openings, while on the back facade the walls are converted into windows or are completely omitted, to allow the passage of natural light and offer uninterrupted views of an extensive garden and landscape in the distance . An axis of longitudinal circulation, running north – south, dissects the rectangular floor of the house, while a large lobby, just at th...