{"id":483393,"date":"2025-12-31T22:49:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T22:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/483393\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T22:49:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T22:49:17","slug":"laboratorio-de-arquitectura-designs-mexican-home-around-concrete-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/483393\/","title":{"rendered":"Laboratorio de Arquitectura designs Mexican home around concrete block"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local studio Laboratorio de Arquitectura has completed a house with a design geared towards the use of custom concrete<\/a> blocks in Quer\u00e9taro, Mexico<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Known as the Capuchinas House, the 477-square-metre residence is located in suburban Quer\u00e9taro.<\/p>\n

\"HouseLaboratorio de Arquitectura has completed the Capuchinas House in suburban Quer\u00e9taro<\/p>\n

The house’s identity is rooted in contextual response, rather than following the generic typologies of its neighbours.<\/p>\n

“Capuchinas House is an exploration of the expressive and sensory potential of a single material \u2013 an opportunity to design not only a structure but an atmosphere through light, shadow and texture,” architect Juan Carlos Kelly of Laboratorio de Arquitectura<\/a> told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

\"HouseThe design explores a single material<\/p>\n

The project’s focal point is a sand-coloured concrete block that measures 4 cm x 30 cm x 15 cm.<\/p>\n

“Its unique proportions and tongue-and-groove system allowed the architects to create a continuous, joint-free surface that defines both structure and finish,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

“This single element drives the architectural identity and aesthetic unity of the entire project.”<\/p>\n

\"CapuchinasSand-coloured concrete block was used inside and outside the house<\/p>\n

The block is used as both the full cladding in some spaces and as a lattice-like facade that serves as a solar screen privacy filter and exterior perimeter of the terrace space.<\/p>\n

On the inside, the block creates the finished wall surface and screens that balance privacy and openness.<\/p>\n

“This disciplined material use creates a unified architectural and sensory experience,” the studio said, explaining that the block was both the design’s biggest challenge and biggest success.<\/p>\n

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“It demanded in-depth research into its modular logic, construction behavior and aesthetic performance, ensuring it could articulate structure, enclosure and atmosphere without losing coherence or function,” the studio explained.<\/p>\n

“The project demonstrated that restraint can generate richness \u2013 that focusing deeply on one material or idea can produce a diversity of spaces, mood, and experiences.”<\/p>\n

The house is organised for efficiency for one person, with the option to host many guests.<\/p>\n

\"CapuchinasThe house is organised for a single person who hosts many guests<\/p>\n

The ground floor holds the living, dining, kitchen and lounge spaces in a long bar, while the primary suite makes up the southeastern portion of the house.<\/p>\n

Upstairs, three suites are arranged along a corridor with walls of windows looking out over the southwest side of the property.<\/p>\n

\"CapuchinasThe ground floor contains living spaces<\/p>\n

In the basement, a four-car garage connects to the service spaces and an extra bedroom with access to a sunken courtyard.<\/p>\n

A large terrace space intersects the main level of the house, creating a courtyard-like backyard and opening the house to cross-ventilation around a planted microclimate.<\/p>\n

\"CapuchinasBedroom suites are located upstairs<\/p>\n

“The landscaping reinforces this connection through the use of native, low-water species, the relocation of existing trees and the creation of a central garden tree that functions as both a visual and climatic anchor,” the studio said, explaining that the drought-tolerant plantings reduce water usage while prompting an ecological dialogue with the site.<\/p>\n

Other designs recently completed in Qu\u00e9retaro include a vaulted, warehouse-like restaurant<\/a> by CAAM + Arquitectos, a basalt-clad home<\/a> with a rooftop pool by Reims 502 and a pink-toned apartment complex<\/a> renovation by Heryco.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Ariadna Polo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Project credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Studio:<\/strong> Laboratorio de Arquitectura
Architect:<\/strong> Juan Carlos Kelly
Design team:<\/strong> Ixchel Mu\u00f1oz, Sa\u00fal Cabrera, Paulina Moreno
Landscaping:<\/strong> Ixchel Mu\u00f1oz Paisajismo
Furniture:<\/strong> DFC
Carpentry:<\/strong> ANKUI
Construction:<\/strong> SPEC
Structural design:<\/strong> Juan Carlos Cisneros
Coverings:<\/strong> Procesos en m\u00e1rmoles de Quer\u00e9taro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Local studio Laboratorio de Arquitectura has completed a house with a design geared towards the use of custom…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":483394,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[648,1032,134335,1033,171,172924,2222,25017,92915,92916,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-483393","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-concrete-houses","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-mexican-houses","14":"tag-mexico","15":"tag-residential-architecture-and-interiors","16":"tag-sectionall","17":"tag-sectionarchitecture","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115816626021828136","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/483394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}