Mexican studio Práctica Arquitectura has designed La Hacienda Jardín, a holiday home in Tepoztlán built from Texcal volcanic stone and Durango pine around a central courtyard.
Located one hour south of Mexico City, La Hacienda Jardín was designed for a family as a weekend retreat that will eventually be used as a retirement home.
La Hacienda Jardín was built from volcanic stone and pine wood Monterrey-based Práctica Arquitectura created the two-storey home as a reinterpretation of a classic Mexican hacienda ? a large ranch or plantation.
Here, the studio chose to design the building to be more adaptable than typical haciendas, aiming to create spaces that could change as the way in which the home is used evolves.
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