Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
In Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where the sun dictates the tempo of everyday life, the shade is not just relief, but a necessity. Tao houseDesigned by HV StudioAllows this condition as well as a practical response and a promise to calm down. Instead of chasing views, the home turns inward, looking for a deeper conversation with memory, intimacy and atmosphere.
The project began not with architectural sketches, but also with life stories about their residents. For Gustavo, the house is rooted in the memories of its modest home in childhood in which there was a little more than the material. These early spaces have left a lesson for a lifetime: the shadow could be more than shelter – could affect the feeling of calmness and protection.
Gustavo and his partner Cinthia brought this sensibility, together with a common fascin with Japanese architecture, in short for Casa Tao. A family trip to Japan is improved in admiration of ways in the way minimalism and silence are orchestrated in a built space. “We would like us to feel like living in the Japanese Museum,” the owners were shared. Their desire was not to be literally played literally, but to create a home who conveyed the same peaceful discipline – an environment in which everyday life could feel a measure, contemplative and open for subtle detail.
The HV Studio reacted with a design dealing with pulling and outdoor. The house is decorated around the nearby beach shaded with mature trees. Instead of directly exposed to the intensity of the coastal sun, the building bites its own attitude towards the landscape, which allows for a higher and filtered presence rather than full exposure. This diagonal approach to a framework of life in the house, as if architecture herself looked silently instead of demanding attention.
Spatial appearance separates the functions on two floors. The bedrooms, service spaces and garages take up higher level of land with a sense of privacy. Above, warms with double height, which contains social areas lightly, surrounded terraces that open towards roofs and an open sky. From these elevated platforms, experience is intended for thinking, with a social life that are shielded away from the street, instead of entry in wind, flower scents and filtered light.
Intimate zones are arranged around the yard, where the silence and air are given priority. The curved inlet wall leads to visitors slightly inward, which led to a tree that greets them as a living sculpture. Additional trees are planted on the terrace, bringing a part of nature into each skill point.
A modest swimming pool, located between concrete walls, reflects the natural light and the environment.
Material, Casa Tao works with restrained. White surfaces capture the glow of the Pacific sun, while concrete softens its glare, holding light in more dimmer nature. The textures are tactile and time should have been given. Inside, the same materials continue with concrete linings by most surfaces. Modern wood furniture is evaporated with black detail and reduced back, relying on Japanese aesthetics requested by homeowners.
https://www.youtube.com/vatch? v = nkd6slsh8ev
To learn more about Casa Tao and HV Studio, visit hv-studio.com.
Photography Hugo Tirso Dominguez, Cesar Belioand Gustavo Kuirozkindness v2com.
Saw Mavix and Hugo Tirso Dominguez.