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Zacatitos 03

Zacatitos 03
© John Sinal

ZACATITOS 03

Campos Leckie Studio

CATEGORY
Houses

LOCATION
Mexico

AREA
3800 ft²

YEAR
2011

PHOTOGRAPHS
John Sinal

Text description provided by architect.

This project is the third of a series of desert dwelling prototypes that comprise an ongoing body of research into off-grid living in a relatively extreme climate.

Zacatitos 03
© John Sinal
Zacatitos 03
© John Sinal

All three research sites are located in the remote community of Los Zacatitos, in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Zacatitos 03 was designed as a formal expression of the local construction methodology - concrete-reinforced insulation panel system.

Zacatitos 03
© John Sinal
Zacatitos 03
© John Sinal
Zacatitos 03
© John Sinal

The program elements are organized in a linear fashion across the sloping site in response to the orientation sun, direction of local prevailing breezes.

The double line of panels was then shifted and laterally accommodate views, maximize ventilation, and protect against solar gain.


Zacatitos 03
Floor Plan
Zacatitos 03
Floor Plan


Zacatitos 03
Section
Zacatitos 03
Section


Zacatitos 03
Site Plan

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