Casa Romero | Romero de la Mora

Located in Amanali, Tepejí del Río, hidalgo, Casa Romero uses the landscape as a link with the site and its context.

One of the objectives of the project was to annul the interior-exterior edges, having cross ventilation and the use of thermal materials.

Living inwards, without altering more than the physical space of the construction, the house is inserted in nature, lighting being one of the main factors and taking advantage of the climate of the Mexican Bajío, the spaces open from end to end in a flow continuum of space. .

Being essential the sensitivity of the materials to have an autochthonous architecture, the materials are local, simple and durable. The required materials are from local extraction. Reinforced concrete, cement-sand block, stone from the region, black breaststroke from the region, pine wood and blacksmithing. An example is the cast of the main dining room on the site. The foundation was made with the masonry that we were finding in the excavation, to be able to keep the house warm all year round understanding the place and its orientations

The mineral selection of materials was conceived to achieve good aging and at the same time minimize the maintenance of the house, achieving a palette of materials that change in the places of the house, concrete, glass, wood and stone.

"The particular challenge of this house was to better understand the environment than the architecture itself, the distinctive components of the area where the Mexican Bajío begins, which has charms and characteristics that are worth trying to understand and apply. To be able to make a literal refuge for the climate and to be able to give it an honest and fun essence at the same time, giving the warmth we need as users in a second home. The result is to live it, although it may be photogenic, this refuge is lived. "

ROMERO HOUSE

LOCATION: TEPEJI DEL RÍO, HIDALGO

ARCHITECT: RODRIGO ROMERO DE LA MORA

DESIGN TEAM: EDGAR FONSECA, ALDO ALDANA, ALAN ORTEGA

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: DANIEL MANZANARES

PHOTOS: RAFAEL GAMO

BUILDER: ROMERO DE LA MORA

SURFACE 380 M2

ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN: ROMERO DE LA MORA

LIGHTING: ROMERO DE LA MORA

COMMUNICATION: AREA COLECTIVA