Palermo Lake is a countryside residence that includes the ideals of a family whose greatest aspiration is to live outside the urban boundaries within a natural, remote, and peaceful environment.

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Architects: Reims Arquitectura

Location: Santiago de Querétaro, Qro., Mexico

Area: 1100.0 m2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Ricardo Janet

Project Team: Eduardo Reims, Jorge Reims.

Construction: Reims Arquitectura

Collaborators: Andrea Leiva, Héctor Soto, Daniel Segovia, Carlo Hernández, Andrea Maldonado.

Plot Area: 1934 m2

© Ricardo Janet

From the architect. Palermo Lake is a countryside residence that includes the ideals of a family whose greatest aspiration is to live outside the urban boundaries within a natural, remote, and peaceful environment.
© Ricardo Janet

Despite its palpable isolating condition due to its location outside the urban fabric, the purpose of the project is completely the opposite, for this is a house designed to encourage those social activities enjoyed by the family, activities revolving around its passion for equestrian activities, water sports, enology, and, above all, country living.

Ground Floor Plan

The parti is determined by the front areas exploitable for such purposes, where the south...