Casa Tao by HW Studio: A Puerto Vallarta Home Designed Around Shade and Climate
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Casa Tao, a residence in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, by HW Studio, is designed around the concept of shade as a living space. The house responds to the coastal climate through courtyards, terraces, and carefully oriented volumes that modulate light and airflow. Private functions are at ground level, while social spaces occupy a double-height volume above, allowing the surrounding plaza and vegetation to be felt indirectly as atmosphere.
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· 3 pulledCasa Tao is shaped by a simple but precise idea: shade as a space for life.
Rather than exposure, the project works through subtle orientation and depth, allowing the presence of the surrounding plaza and vegetation to be felt indirectly, as atmosphere.
The programme is organised in two layers: the more private functions sit at ground level, while the social spaces are lifted into a double-height volume above.
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