PPAA Designs Barrancas: Off-Grid Concrete House on Metal Base in Mexico City
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Kate Mazade
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Summary
PPAA (Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados) designed Barrancas, an off-grid minimalist concrete house in Mexico City that sits on a metal base with reflective window shutters. The 477-square meter house was designed to follow the terrain rather than impose itself on it, allowing the heavy concrete materials to gradually emerge from the site. The design features a floating concrete structure above a metal base, creating a minimalist aesthetic that integrates with the landscape.
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This allows the heavy materials of the house to gradually emerge from its site in the western part of Mexico City
The concrete house sits above a metal base
A floating concrete structure above a metal base with reflective window shutters
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