“bungalow H” by Omar López Bautista
Resting on a pure terrace in the course of the sloping grounds of Of Mexico The mountains of northern Oaxaca, “Bungalow H” is the most recent creation of architect Omar López Bautista. A minimalist and low-maintenance personal cabin designed for couples or individuals searching for breaks from the town, the 29 sqm the construction seems as a black coating concrete factor surrounded by bushes and spectacular views. Bautista sealed the cabin on three sides for privateness and stored just one facade open to views of the valley and metropolis. Maintaining with a sustainable method, the architect additionally left a transparent house round Bungalow H, making it simpler to “deplant” the construction with out affecting the environment.
photos © Omar López Bautista, Marcos Rojas Sosa
minimizing the affect on the encircling panorama
Visually, Omar López Bautista (see extra Right here) opted for a coat of black paint to assist soften the cabin’s presence within the clear panorama. As well as, by lowering the muse space, the “Bungalow H” seems to drift just a few centimeters above the bottom,projecting a way of lightness enhanced at evening by the perimeter lighting in its decrease base and the black shade of the partitions,’ shares the architect. Complementing the floating impact is the ultimate geometric form of the construction, that includes a diagonally minimize field on the entrance to correctly body the view to the valley and metropolis.
a black-covered concrete cabin nestled within the Mexican mountains
maximizing the off-grid residing expertise
Though minimalist in geometry and materials palette, ‘Bungalow H’ is supplied with all of the necessities for brief stays. Specifically, the architect furnished the interiors with a primary residing house (kitchen and bed room) and added a cushty out of doors terrace organized as a triangular wood platform. ‘Because of its short-term situation of house, precedence is given to the out of doors space and the room,’ provides Bautista. Along with concrete, wooden, pure mild and beneficiant glazing converge to reinforce the off-grid expertise, providing ample consolation and visible calm within the snug cabin design.
minimal materiality for a maximal expertise
the arching of the entrance facade to border the valley and metropolis in entrance
bed room space
kitchen space
concrete, wooden and daylight mix to reinforce consolation
nestled among the many bushes “Bungalow H”.