With a grand central garden surrounded by rooms and terraces, La Hacienda Jardín offers a blissful space in Tepoztlán, Morelos. Mexican studio Práctica Arquitectura designed this holiday home located south of Mexico City as a reinterpretation of a Mexican hacienda. The studio updates the traditional hacienda to be more adaptable with the goal of creating spaces that could change as the home’s use evolves.
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The project reduces the elements of a traditional hacienda to its minimal state – a roofed wall created different paths of circulation within – while questioning the practice of fencing off a property. Though vast gardens usually surround haciendas, La Hacienda Jardín features a central garden and courtyard perfect for socializing. At the center lies a sunken seating area with lush greenery suitable for the temperate climate.
To embody a warm material palette, the perimeter wall of the residence was built from Texcal volcanic stone from the nearby El Tepozteco mountain. Further, the house’s structure uses Durango pine, which also makes up the interior beams and poles. Beautiful latticework and finishes use huanacaxtle wood to create an open feel, playing with light and shadows throughout the residence. This selection of materials encourages residents to roam the house barefoot, thereby deconstructing the division between exterior and interior spaces.
The ground floor of La Hacienda Jardín has four bedrooms, a kitchen, and numerous areas opening up to the courtyard. Upstairs, the main bedroom overlooks the courtyard. Additionally, the house uses solar panels, a water catchment irrigation system, and natural absorption wells to embrace sustainability.
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