Tabasco House

TABASCO HOUSE

Paola Calzada Arquitectos

Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto
Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto

LEAD ARCHITECT
Paola Calzada Prats

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Nemetschek, Cerámica Santa Julia, Mosaicos La Valentina,
Talavera Cortés, Trimble, Yunes Trade Company

DESIGN TEAM
Isabel Alvarado, Valentín Castro, Erika Quintanar, Donaldo Estrada, Alan Torres, Sheyla García.

AREA
368 m²

YEAR
2018

LOCATION
Mexico

CATEGORY
Houses

Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto

Text description provided by architect.

Tabasco House is in the Mexican rainforest, adapting to this environment is critical, it can make the difference between being useful or a problem.

One of the premises for the design of Tabasco House was to take advantage of the site’s condition, which is uprooted in an “L” form, leaning towards the south-west area of the land, allowing an extensive space for terraces, pool and patio, the latter located in the site’s most intimate area.

Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto
Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto

Orientation in these climates is crucial, that’s why we oriented the house to the North.

The north facade is the longest of all and doesn’t receive direct sunlight, maintaining the house fresh and well ventilated.

The patio enjoys the shadow casted from the house, therefore the family spends so much time on the terrace and the fresh public areas.

Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto
Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto
Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto

The cooling systems are passive (cross-ventilation and shadows) with the aid of inverter technology air conditioners operating with solar energy.

The interior design is based in an ecological vision, with an optimum family cohabitation as a priority.

Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto
Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto

The dining-living room was designed as the central space, framed with a double height and emphasized by a library.

The large windows serve as an invitation to the large garden with Tabasco endemic forest vegetation.

Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto
Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto

All the building materials became apparent surfaces, the structural slabs were polished, the formwork was the raw material for woodworking and the corrugated steel rods are the cantilevered staircase tensioners. Finally, the kitchen was manufactured with 3,000 recycled industrial product plastic bottles.

Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto
Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto


Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto
Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto
Tabasco House
© Jaime Navarro Soto


Tabasco House
Section A


Tabasco House
Ground floor plan

Tabasco House
Upper floor plan
Tabasco House
Stairs detail