Facade and Entrance: Slabs surrounded by glass that extend from 6x6 m concrete core / Photo: Studio Chirika / Furniture: Atra / Art: ÑÚ and Margot Kalach

CASA ERASTO

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Residential Architecture

Firm LocationMexico, Mexico

CompanyVERTEBRAL

Lead ArchitectElias Kalach and Teddy Nanes

Design TeamJose Cherem, Nino Canun, Hector Batres, Isaac Michan, Eduardo Suarez, Fernanda Tinajero, Santiago Garcia, Alejandra Alcazar, Ivan Cherem

Projecthttps://www.vertebral.mx/casa-erasto

A house built for a garden. Through a slowly developing dark ramp, a young Jacaranda tree bathes in sunlight. Bamboo and ferns disguise the boundaries of the plot, and in it, a continuous concrete core is born in the foundations and rises three levels. Floating slabs wrapped in glass extend from the core. Spaces open and merge with the gardens that surround them, blurring the line between interior and exterior. A house where every detail was designed. A residence that ages with dignity like the weeping willow that rests by the water, embracing the passage of time.