Toc House

Toc House
© Marcos García

TOC HOUSE

Elías Rizo Arquitectos

PHOTOGRAPHS
Marcos García, Mito Covarrubias

AREA
320.0 m²

YEAR
2007

LOCATION
Tapalpa, Mexico

CATEGORY
Houses

Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García

This unique vacation house is located near Tapalpa in a secluded forested area.

Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García

The house adapts to its surrounding through two volumes that define the usage areas.

The first volume is where all daytime activities happen: the entrance, dining room, kitchen, living room, and terrace.

Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García

This volume is elevated, generating a dialog with the surrounding forest.

The second volume contains the private areas. The bedrooms are connected by a hallway with a horizontal window that frames the forest outside.

Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García

The area that connects both volumes is articulated through an entrance hall built with walls of flagstone and wood.

These regional materials generate a feeling of absolute respect for the surrounding environment.

Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García

The goal of this project was to redefine the concept of the typical country house so common in this region.

This request by the client, a young family in search of a holiday retreat outside the city, was fundamental for the outcome of this work.

Toc House
© Marcos García


Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García


Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García
Toc House
© Marcos García


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