Main Office staggers Casa LT down lush slope in Mexican surf village
Architecture firm Main Office has extended and renovated a residence in a Mexican surfing town to nestle among trees, plantains and ferns on a steep slope overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
The 219-square-metre house called Casa LT comprises two volumes on a hill in Sayulita ? a village facing Mexico's Pacific coast that is known for its strong surf.
The project by Mexico and Sweden-based Main Office involved renovating an existing 1950s structure at the top of the slope ? which was in poor condition due humidity and lack of maintenance ? and adding a guest house at the bottom. Both are arranged around the existing vegetation.
"Casa LT has been designed around the living palm and almond trees, plantains and ferns that join the site's topography in playing a key role in ensuring a clear view to the waterfront from all its spaces, both internal and external," said the studio in a project statement. The site is navigated via a series of exterior concrete stairs and terraces, with pockets of vegetation slotted between.
The main stair leads from the top of the slope around a set of trees. It then parts to flank either side of a concrete platform, which hosts a pool and sunbathing deck overlooking the ocean.
One path curves around the front of the guesthouse, before joining with the other to form a single route to the waterfront.
"The main idea of the project is to reinterpret the design parameters of the original complex and to keep the idea of a small-contained...
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