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La Boca Pavilion



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2023
Santiago, NL, Mexico
Under construction
Adrián Flores, Carolina Segura, David de la Garza


The project is an addition to an existing house designed by Landa Arquitectos. The brief was developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, which made the family think of spaces that were missing from their house. The clients wanted a sheltered place to gathered with a close relationship to the garden, which they wanted to increase and include a pool. They also asked for a Lego workshop and private office, together with a place for workouts. At a certain point they wanted to include a guest room as well. It was interesting to see how the program evolved as time passed. In order to accommodate the program, we opted for a very flexible design that could respond and transform easily.

The project consists of two volumes; once glass volume suspended over an open ground floor in which the living room could grow into the garage for bigger gatherings or even open up to the street from the gated community. Inside the glass volume we placed the Lego workshop and exhibition room that receives northern light. This volume is supported by a concrete volume that houses the stairs, services, and private office.

The addition respects the design of the original house, continuing its façade and placing the vertical volume as a bookend. Special care was placed when the two new volumes touch each other as well as when they touch the old house. Since the stairs to go up to the existing second floor terrace had to be demolished in the addition, we developed a design for a spiral staircase that incorporates a slide for the pool, so that with a single object we could solve the needs for both constructions. This sculptural element provides a visual focal point in the garden, its shiny stainless steel a clear contrast with the surrounding vegetation.