Life through the interior patios. Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo
04/05/2023.
[Mexico City] Mexico
metalocus, OSCAR A. SÁNCHEZ
metalocus, OSCAR A. SÁNCHEZ
Architecture practice Arquitectura Sergio Portillo (ASP) designed a single-family home that lives and rotates through its interior patios. Casa Mika 22 is a simple geometry project, built on a flat rectangular plot, with a 16-meter façade and 50-meter depth, located northwest of Mexico City.
The clients asked that the interior spaces not be too large, just the square meters necessary to have the right space and carry out the corresponding activities. In this way, it was possible to facilitate the opening of the patios, a key factor for the enjoyment of the family.
The clients asked that the interior spaces not be too large, just the square meters necessary to have the right space and carry out the corresponding activities. In this way, it was possible to facilitate the opening of the patios, a key factor for the enjoyment of the family.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by Rafael Gamo.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by Rafael Gamo.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by Rafael Gamo.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by Rafael Gamo.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by Rafael Gamo.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by Rafael Gamo.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by Rafael Gamo.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by Rafael Gamo.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by Rafael Gamo.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by Rafael Gamo.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by César Béjar.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by César Béjar.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by César Béjar.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by César Béjar.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by César Béjar.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by César Béjar.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by César Béjar.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by César Béjar.
Ground floor plan. Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo.
First floor plan. Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo.
The design proposed by Arquitectura Sergio Portillo (ASP) was conditioned by its location close to a busy avenue in the city, where the noise was an important factor, conditioning the organization of the housing program in two main blocks, which house the public areas. and private, playing with the use of solids and voids that give rise to patios, each one with a specific character.
In each of the blocks, a series of subtractions and specific openings were projected to generate terraces, green areas and outdoor spaces that connect and are directly related to each of the interior spaces of the house.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by Rafael Gamo.
The first single-level block includes the main entrance, garage, service unit, living room, dining room and kitchen; the second block was built on two levels and is composed of a living room, a study and a guest bedroom on the first floor.
The materials used are local and occur naturally throughout the project. White clay brick walls and exposed concrete present a neutral contrast, and oak wood was used for the interiors, with quarried stone for the patios.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by César Béjar.
Description of project by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo
Mika House 22, built with local materials in the northwest of Mexico City, is a two-story residential project that lives and rotates through its interior patios. These were strategically planned to generate different experiences throughout the project, some intimate and others public, depending on the need and the project.
In consideration of the rectangular geometry and flat topography of the ground, with a 16-meter façade facing the street and 50 meters deep, a distribution of two main bodies is proposed. This separates the project into public and private areas through the use of voids that give rise to courtyards, each with a specific character.
In each of these blocks, a series of subtractions and specific openings were designed to generate terraces, green areas and outdoor spaces that connect and are directly related to each of the interior spaces of the house.
Since the house is located on a busy avenue in the city, noise played an important factor in the design process. Thus, the first single-level block includes the main entrance, garage, service unit, living room, dining room and kitchen with a discreet volume towards the street, while the social area presents two taller bodies, thus generating an acoustic benefit. and climate to the rest of the house.
Mika House 22 by ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Photograph by Rafael Gamo.
The second block of the house was built on two levels and is composed of a living room, a study and a guest bedroom on the first floor; The upper floor has three bedrooms with views of the rear garden and central patio.
On the first floor, a corridor connects the two bodies of the house by means of a bridge that works as a transition element while providing transparency and allowing access to the patios.
The materials of the house appear naturally throughout the project. White clay brick walls and exposed concrete present a neutral contrast, and oak wood was used for the interiors, with quarried stone for the patios.
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Architects
ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo. Lead architect.- Sergio Portillo.
Design Team
Ivan Reyes Almaraz, Silvia Mariana Tostado Amezcua.
Area
465 m².
Dates
2019-2020.
Location
Mexico City, Mexico.
Photography
Sergio Portillo. ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo
ASP - Arquitectura Sergio Portillo is a studio founded in 2014, based in Mexico City and led by Sergio Portillo. With an approach that is sensitive to context and the environment, the studio seeks to generate value in the assignments that have been requested through solutions that combine global ideas with regional products and processes. His contemporary practice of architecture values the intangible and, as a consequence, beyond forms or aesthetics, they seek to achieve unique experiences and thereby improve the quality of life of the people who live in the projects. His work has been recognized in Mexico as abroad.
Sergio Portillo was born in Mexico City in 1976. He graduated from the School of Architecture and Urbanism at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, with postgraduate studies at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain. After 12 years of directing an architecture and construction firm in partnership, he decided to open his own firm.
Sergio Portillo was born in Mexico City in 1976. He graduated from the School of Architecture and Urbanism at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, with postgraduate studies at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain. After 12 years of directing an architecture and construction firm in partnership, he decided to open his own firm.
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