Pedegal House, Contemporary Mexican Architecture, Yucatán Luxury Building, Architecture Photos
Pedegal House in Mérida, Yucatán
Modern Luxury Real Estate and Pool in México ? design by R79 taller de arquitectura
27 Oct 2019
Pedegal House
Design: R79 taller de arquitectura
Location: Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

The succession of blind volumes on the exterior of the Pedegal House is faithful to R79’s position of “not showing” and enabling the complete understanding and enjoyment of the space only to those who have been granted the confidence to enter the house.

The location of the access is due to the pre-existing vegetation, surrounded by it, one reaches a covered hallway with outdoor chairs that remind of the ancient custom of the inhabitants of the city centre of ¨going outside to chat and watch the night fall¨.
On the opposite side, there is day-to-day entrance passing through the garage. Through here, the circulation leads to the kitchen and opens to a flooded courtyard.

This exteror space becomes the visual focal point of several areas, making the routes more enjoyable and injecting light into the house.

The house is conceived as a large multifaceted social area. It is made up of interwoven areas that can function independently or as parts that complete a whole.

The program is very simple, a double-height space functions as the centre of the project, this social room flows towards both directions, on one side there is the courtyard and on th...