Architecture studio Naso has built a pale earthen brick house on a sloping site in rural Mexico to replace a property left devastated by the country's deadly 2017 earthquake.
Naso designed Casa Martha as part of the initiative led by Mexican organisation ReConstruir México to rebuild 50 houses left at risk following the natural disaster.

Measuring 484 square feet (45 square metres), the property is located on rugged terrain set between Malinalco, a distinguished tourist site and pilgrimage site Chalma.
The residence provides the home for a family composed of an elderly couple, who have difficulty walking, and their two children who are over 40 years old.

The key aims of the project were to make the home easily accessible for the parents, create adequate spaces for socialising and privacy, and also find a way to allow the family to make an additional income. "The family situation and their conditions were a starting point for the project," Naso said.

In response, the firm designed the house which comprises two distinct volumes: a curved concrete roof structure placed above a single-storey rectangular unit.
The ground floor portion contains the kitchen, living and dining room and two bedrooms, including one for the parents so that they can live on one level.

The third bedroom is placed in a smaller volume on top, defined by the arched concrete roof.
"For this reason, having the third bedroom independent to the rest of the house allows us to think of an eco...