reyes ríos + larraín completes cliff-side home in mexico

reyes ríos + larraín arquitectos has completed a cliff-side residence on mexico’s yucatán peninsula. offering panoramic sea views, and surrounded by lush greenery, the dwelling forms part of a country club and has a golf course nearby. the three-storey home is accessed at its mid-level, which contains its primary living accommodation. the bottom floor houses the sleeping quarters, while the uppermost storey features a playroom, a studio, and a rooftop pool.

all images by pim schalkwijk

each area of the property has been positioned to offer unobstructed views of the landscape, allowing inhabitants to feel as if they are elevated on the deck of a ship. internally, all communal areas have been laid out to have direct views to the ocean. in developing the project’s façade, reyes ríos + larraín arquitectos has used a stucco prepared with white cement and mixed with the resin of a local ‘chukum’ tree.

the cliff-side residence is located on mexico’s yucatán peninsula

the entire structure rests on a pair of of hollow pillars, designed to house the building’s utilities. ‘the pillars bear a steel structure platform on which a more conventional concrete block masonry walls and brick vault and joist slabs,’ explain the architects. ‘this structural system represents approximately two-thirds of the total construction, which is completely suspended from the ground.’

the three-storey home is accessed from the street at its mid-level

the dwelling forms part of a country club and has a golf course nearby

the intermediate floor contains the dwelling’s primary living accommodation

the uppermost storey features a playroom, a studio, and a rooftop pool

the pool is surrounded by an expansive area of decking

all communal areas have been laid out to have direct views to the ocean

the residence’s kitchen and dining area

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project info:

architectural project: reyes ríos + larraín arquitectos
team: salvador reyes ríos, josefina larraín lagos, andrés sáenz coral
collaborators: david mir, carlos fleischer
structural engineering: ing. mauro caamal
metallic structure assembly: metaltec S.A. de C.V.
civil work: ing. edgar curmina
MEP: EOS edificaciones S.A. de C.V.
photography: pim schalkwijk

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