Liquen House
Liquen House
Fino Lozano + Pragma Estudio
ARCHITECTS
Fino Lozano, Pragma Estudio
WORKSHOP MANAGER
Arq. Gloria del Carmen López Aceves, Arq. Jesús Sánchez Guzmán
LOGISTICS
Luis Miguel Méndez Fernández
MAIN CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Arq. Daniel Villalba Diaz de Sandi
LEAD ARCHITECT
Arq.Delfino Lozano S
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND REPRESENTATION
Arq. Daniela Paulette Zurita Alvarez, Arq. Valeria Macias, Arq. María Jimena Arredondo Siordia
ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION
María Elena Lozano Jiménez,
RESIDENT CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Mto. Juan Analla Manzano
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES
Ing. Delfino Lozano Armenta
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND INTERIOR DESIGN
Arq. Juan Antonio Angel Ramirez / PRAGMA Estudio
CARPENTRY
Joaquín Cerpa / Carpesanal
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Eugenio Martínez
HYDROSANITARY ENGINEERING
Eugenio Martínez
HOSES / IRONWORKS AND ALUMINUM
Rubén Hernández / Herrería Flores
ADMINISTRATION AND PURCHASING
Lni. María Fernanda Rodríguez Lo
PROGRAM
Basement Floor: Garage, Laundry, Cellars, Machine Room. Ground Floor: Entrance, Pool, Toilets, Kitchen, Room 1, 2 and 3. Floor N2: Room 4,5 and 6, common terrace. Floor N3: Room 7 and yoga terrace, Floor N4: Toilet, open shower, Terrace. Floor N5: Viewpoint and Equipment
MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Adobe Creative Cloud, American Standard, Kobrex, Legrand / Bticino, MOEN, Novaceramic, Trimble Navigation
YEAR
2022
LOCATION
Chacala, Mexico
CATEGORY
Lodging
Text description provided by architect.
Casa Líquen, a project designed and built by Taller Fino Lozano and Pragma Estudio, stands as a symbol of integration between architecture and nature just a few meters from the beach in the paradisiacal region of Chacala, Nayarit, Mexico.
Executed on four levels, this residence is much more than a structure; it is a proposal that evolved from a rest house to a small boutique hotel.
This transition implied engineering changes and challenged us as builders.
It was also a foreign project for us that involved relocations and challenges we were not accustomed to.
For its construction, a customized hollow block was made to make its 7 rooms more thermal. Appropriate materials were selected to resist the salinity of the environment. Each room was equipped with a bathroom and a bar-kitchenette for the user's comfort.
The recessing of the rooms and terraces was used as a tool to maintain scale and improve the urban image of the growing tourist destination.
The carefully laid clay floors are integrated into the color palette and add a touch of identity and warmth to each space of the house.
Walking through its rooms, one cannot help but feel the connection with the earth itself, thanks to the texture and naturalness of this traditional material.
The wall cladding that covers the walls of Casa Líquen is another element that deserves to be highlighted.
They are a paste with pigment that brings softness to the arches and the imperfect texture to make the building more timeless, that ages beautifully.
In this way the walls contrast with the vibrant blue of the Chacala sky that is glimpsed through the wide doors and shutters worked with Rosa Morada wood.
The pool was covered with the same material as the walls, enhancing the monolithic sensation of the complex. Thanks to the water that acts as a filter and mirror, the Terrace area is painted with reflections and a touch of turquoise.
Another protagonist element are the handcrafted Palo Maria wooden pergolas that cast their shadows on the wall and filter the light in the pool area, on the terraces of the rooms and finally on the terrace viewpoint.
The latter rewards you upon arrival with an outdoor shower and allows you to enjoy a nice view of the sea and the hill or a nice meeting to see the sky.
Casa Líquen is much more than a residence, it is for us the result of putting love to each space, thank you for the opportunity.
