Casa la Roca is a luxurious and forward-looking project located in Morelia, Mexico. Its construction involved the architectural challenge of integrating the house harmoniously into a complex natural environment - mountains of solid rock. In order to achieve this, two levels were constructed on stone while the third is suspended on a wall-column. The visual result simulates a suspension, as if the house were floating on air.
The house also involves a significant eco-friendly focus. It has a glazed facade which, along with its carefully considered orientation as regards the sun, means it takes full advantage of the light and heat so as to provide a natural heating system. In addition, it has a water recycling mechanism, solar panels and a complete home automation installation.
The terrain is in the center of a Jack Nicklaus 27-hole golf course, inside a 6-hectare Macro lot for only 10 houses and this lot has an individual surface of 7,500 m². The land is formed by a large formation of rocks 100 meters wide and up to 30 meters high, dominating the view of 24 greens and the landscape at 270 degrees, both from the banks of the city, as well as the countryside, valley and mountains of the surroundings. 90% of the land used for the floor of the house is solid rock.
The concept of this residence was to create a dominant house with personality, which sits and is suspended from the top of the great rock, the residence should be bold but light. 100% respecting the environment and its rock formations, incorporating them into the project as much as possible.
The house was designed at the top of the rock and on the exited edge. The construction on the upper floor has clear spans of 26 meters, with cantilever beams not greater than 70 cm. and seeking never to have support in the corners or in the perimeter, in this way the house would look fragile, light and suspended.
All this large volume of upper floor rests on the rock at one end and at the other end through a tucked wall-column and lined with black glass so that it disappears at night and becomes little noticeable and light by the day. In the ground level, the independent social area was planned with a pool, terrace and a fire pit flown over a rock.
The residence has a 90 meters long facade getting the best view in the entire project as well as the proper orientation for the indoor climate.
The house distribution is designed to be very comfortable despite its size and has a heart with the services of the house: garages, services, kitchen, dining room, family room, terrace breakfast and a great garden out of own risks of rocky formations.
In one wing of the house are the bedrooms each with a terrace and with a great view and in the other the social areas leaving them in the most privileged place of view with a panorama of 270 degrees.
All the finishes of the house were carefully selected to have the sensation of incorporating the land into the house, the selected colors were intended to blend in with the environment and leaving only the place to speak for itself.
The house has facilities that respect the environment such as water recycling, solar energy for water heating and electricity generation, advanced systems, but easy to use: lighting controls, curtains, sound, video, surveillance, locks, equipment pumping, automation, etc.
Project name: Casa La Roca or The Rock House
Architects: Rrz Arquitectos
Location: Morelia, Mexico
Area: 1300 m²
Site: 7500 m²
Year: 2018
Photographer:
Marcos Garcia - www.marcogarciaphotography.com/
& Vladimir Soto
Principal architect: Ricardo Romero Zozaya
Collaborators: Francisco Guillen, Edgar Cabrera
Interior design: RRZ Arquitectos
Landscape:Ricardo Romero Zozaya, RRZ Arquitectos
Civil engineer:FT Construcciones, Fernando treviño monsalve
Structural engineer: Benito Torres
Lighting/Construction/Contractor: RRZ Arquitectos
Supervision: Ricardo Romero Zozaya
Photography: Marcos Garcia & Vladimir Soto
Visualization: Renato Lemus
Agatha, Bye Bye, Faz, Pal, Stones, Voxel: Vondom - www.vondom.com/
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