The SM House is located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo León, in the northeast part of México. It is based on a 14,000.00 Sq. FT Flat facing north orientation. The idea was to approach the benefits of the flat, the views, and to leave most of the space for a green area.
The main solution was to locate the whole program in 2 levels and a basement in the north side of the plot and we managed to leave two thirds of the area for a big green yard
The Social Area is at the street level facing south, with a terrace, a pool and a social exterior space, the service program is located at the north part of the house with a big closed volume that floats over the basement and shows how the main facade balances with the change of level in the front yard.
The main door breaks this big floating volume to enhance the importance of the entrance, and there is a floating stair that doesn't touch this volume but connects the street to the house.
Two set of stairs are located at the core of the house, they serve as a great barrier between the north and south part of the house, in the second floor there are three bedrooms located at the south facade, a gym and a family living room, two of the bedrooms have the bathroom located at the center with ventilation at the roof so we could approach the most views, Once you get to the second floor from the staircase there is a great catwalk that distributes the house across the north facade and delivers the user through the living room space that has a north-south open facade, the main bedroom is also oriented south and the main bathroom / closet has an open sky shower.
There is a basement with multiple capabilities, it could be a dance floor, a music room, a home theater, or an appartment.
The house has solar panels, and every space ventilates naturally, we used concrete, marble, glass and wood for the main materials in the house.
