Casa Tejocote is a single-family home located in a semi-urban context from Querétaro, Mexico. It is a project that through its materials and its simple composition represents the vernacular architecture of the region, which seeks to integrate with the semi-desert landscape that surrounds it.
The volumetry was conceived from the premise of giving spaces the greatest possible privacy. Since by regulations of the housing estate it is not allowed to build fences, the house's scheme acts as a wall that surrounds and protects the living spaces. The program was divided into four solid volumes that delimit a large central garden and are linked through a bridge of lighter character. These four modules were intervened with meticulous incisions either to open subtle light entrances; provide views that frame the landscape or integrate the interior with the exterior spaces.
Casa Tejocote是位於墨西哥克雷塔羅（Querétaro）的半城市環境中的獨棟住宅。這個項目透過其建材及簡單的架構來表現該地區的傳統建築，旨在與周圍的半沙漠景觀融為一體。
建築設計的核心初衷，即賦予空間高隱私性為前提。由於住宅區的規定不允許建造圍欄，因此建築本體的設計，則自成圍牆環繞且保護著生活領域。該項目劃分為四個實體模型量體，其佈局規劃一個大型中央花園，並透過這個輕盈的橋樑將它們互相串連。分別以精細處理的切割方式進行改造，無論是開啟微妙的光線入口，綴以窗外景緻視野，並將室內與室外空間融為一體。
With 650 square meters of construction, Casa Tejocote is distributed on two levels that separate the social areas from the private areas. The ground floor houses a living room, dining room, kitchen, and service spaces, while on the top floor there are three bedrooms and a family room.
All interior spaces have a semi-open character, having the possibility of opening onto an interior patio or garden, under the same idea of inhabiting the house inward with some privacy, without losing contact with the exterior. The central garden plays a fundamental role in the habitability of the house since the modules seek to open up towards it, allowing the family to carry out activities in coexistence with nature. The wild and endemic vegetation of the region surrounds the house and integrates the architecture with the surrounding landscape.
Casa Tejocote的建築面積為650平方米，分為兩層，將社交領域與私人區域分開。一樓包含客廳、餐廳、廚房和接待空間，而二樓則規劃三間臥室和一個起居室。
所有室內空間都具有半開放的特性，可以敞開連接內部庭院或花園的空間，以達到在屋內具有隱私的居住環境，同時不失與戶外環境互動的概念。中央花園提高了居住的舒適性，最初設計佈局旨在朝向花園開放，讓居住空間能與自然環境共存互動。該地區的野生和特有植被環繞著房屋，將建築與周圍的景觀融為一體。
The warmth and simplicity in both the interior and exterior spaces are a constant in the atmosphere of the house. The pigmented concrete in its tepetate color shades gives a more welcoming character to the spaces it surrounds, matching natural light and the landscape. The use of discreet materials causes light and space itself to be the protagonists of the house. However, elementary details such as solid wood in furniture and ironwork; as well as brick floors and pasta mosaics, complement this sensation of serenity that the spaces transmit.
這棟建築的室內外空間，傳遞著溫暖和簡約的氛圍。混凝土以淺灰色調為空間帶來溫和的特性，並與自然光線及周圍景觀相襯。運用低調的建材使光線和空間本身成為房子的主導。然而，細微的細節如實木家具及鐵件和磚塊地板及馬賽克，為空間增添平靜氣息。
The structure is made up of reinforced concrete elements that shape the main volumes. The thick walls are raised in layers poured every 80 centimeters. This modulation rules the height and modulation of interior spaces, openings, and various details throughout the house. The orthogonal rigidity of the volumes is softened by curved details that cause a more sensitive relationship towards the spatial geometry.
該建築以鋼筋混凝土為主要量體結構建造，厚實的牆壁是透過每80厘米貫入逐步分層施工。這種模組化的施工方式決定了室內空間、開口及房子細節的高度和尺寸。建築的直角剛度透過曲線細節的柔和處理，使空間幾何關係展現出一種獨特的藝術和設計感。
