San Ignacio, Nayarit House Renovation, Photos, Residence Extension and Pool, Mexican Architecture Images, Mexico
San Ignacio House and Pool in Nayarit
10 Feb 2022
Design: Palma Architects
Location: Nayarit, Mexico

Photos: Luis Young
San Ignacio is a renovation and addition project of a house located in the state of Nayarit in Mexico. The client?s requirement was to renovate the existing building that harbored the rooms, which were in very poor conditions, and the construction of two new volumes, one that could function as a flexible space for photo shoots and different creative expressions, and the second as an outdoor living space that would allow a direct relationship with the pool.

San Ignacio House
Palma Architects’ proposal consisted of two main actions: the alteration of the existing house and the configuration of the central courtyard with the construction of the two new volumes.
The architects extended the existing volume to the limit of the lot, redistributing the bedrooms/bathrooms and adding a private patio for the master bedroom bathroom as well as a small TV room and laundry room at the ends of the block. We removed the sheet metal roof that generated high temperatures and leaks during the rainy season and replaced it with a concrete slab that provides greater height to the rooms and the possibility of including a series of skylights that allow more light to enter; the intervention is materially perceptible with the new slabs cast in apparent concrete...