A long, low bar and a tall stone volume make up this holiday home, which Mexican firm Saavedra Arquitectos has nestled into a woody hillside.
Luzia House is located in the historic lakeside town of Valle de Bravo, about 140 kilometres west of Mexico City. The dwelling sits on a sloped site filled with ferns, grasses and towering trees.

Mexico City firm Saavedra Arquitectos designed the property for a grandfather who wanted to create a holiday home where his children and grandchildren could stay at different times.
In response, the team had to create a dwelling for two different types of inhabitants: a young couple with children, or a pair of young couples.

"Casa Luzia was designed under these circumstances, taking as keys the downslope of the terrain and the two bedrooms of the programme," the team said in a project description.
The home appears as a long, low-slung bar, a portion of which floats over the hillside via steel piers. Rising up from the centre of the dwelling is a tall, slender form clad in local stone, which acts as a visual counterpoint to the horizontal bar.

While the tower appears as a solid mass, it actually is hollow, resulting in a lofty space within the home. The tall block is punctured with a series of apertures that usher in natural light.

"The volume of Casa Luzia is broken by the double-height stone tower ? a heavy and brutal element that 'directs the fissure' of space," the team said.
Facades are wrapped in honey-toned pin...