E8 Housing

E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo
E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo

E8 Housing

Meir Lobaton Corona + Rafael Ortiz Cervantes

ARCHITECTS
Meir Lobaton Corona, Rafael Ortiz Cervantes

LAED ARCHITECT
Meir Lobaton Corona

CONSTRUCTION
Agustín Hernandez

LANDSCAPE
Hugo Sanchez Paisaje, Entorno Paisaje / Tonatiuh Martinez

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Jarma

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Rafael Ortiz Cervantes

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rafael Gamo

AREA
1300 m²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Ciudad De México, Mexico

CATEGORY
Houses

The spatial and volumetric complexity of the project aren’t the result of a formal strategy, but instead of the materialization of the clients’ programmatic guidelines and constraints: four families with different requirements and sometimes contradictory demands.

E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo
E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo

The resulting spaces and volumes, thus radiate the sensation of being a naturally grown body rooted in the ground, rather than an imposed construction controlled by the architects´ will.

The geometry, dimension, and orientation of the site, naturally led to the decision of folding back the built volumes towards the western boundary, leaving room for a semi-deciduous garden that serves as a natural buffer and gathering place between the dwellings.

E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo
E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo

The four units are intertwined in a seamless three-dimensional puzzle, where their limits are blurred, giving the impression of being a single house rather than an aggregation of apartments.

This condition is reinforced by the materiality of the construction: the apparent red clay brick load-bearing walls, create a continuous texture, occasionally interrupted by wooden doors and window frames.

E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo
E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo

The massiveness and rough texture of the architecture contrast with the delicacy of the vegetation, which hopefully throughout time will take possession over the built volumes.

E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo
E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo


E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo
E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo
E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo
E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo
E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo
E8 Housing
© Rafael Gamo


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Plan - Ground floor
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Plan - First floor
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Plan - Second floor
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Plan - Roof


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