Casa Iguana can be synthesized in three independent volumes connected by a bridge. The space generated in between is delimited by three lattice facades made out of thin clay bricks arranged in the same way in which a tower of cards is raised, evoking the cornices on walls and balconies used in some of the traditional constructions of the region. 

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Architects: Obra Blanca

Location: Alvarado, Ver., Mexico

Area: 365.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Adrian Llaguno / Documentacion Arquitectonica

Constructor: V+B Construcciones

Structural Engineer: Apolinar Cortez Sanchez

Site Area: 375 m2
© Adrian Llaguno / Documentacion Arquitectonica

From the architect. Casa Iguana can be synthesized in three independent volumes connected by a bridge. The space generated in between is delimited by three lattice facades made out of thin clay bricks arranged in the same way in which a tower of cards is raised, evoking the cornices on walls and balconies used in some of the traditional constructions of the region. 

© Adrian Llaguno / Documentacion Arquitectonica

Floor plans

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On the ground floor, the single family house has a public and service program organized within the limits of the three volumes. On the first floor, on the other hand, we find...