Yolseuiloyan

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Date : 2020

WHERE THE HEART RESTS

  • LOCATION
    Cuetzalan, Puebla, Mexico
  • YEAR
    2017 - 2020
  • BUILT SURFACE
    200 m2
  • PROJECT DIRECTOR
    Leonardo Neve, Diego Vilatela, Angel Valerio
  • DESIGN TEAM
    Jesus Amezcua, Otli Campos, Roberto Martínez, Javier Flores, Roberto Tlatelpa, Mario Rentería, Alan Garrido
  • PHOTOGRAPHY
    Patrick Lopez Jaimes
  • STATUS
    Built

Yolseuiloyan: Nahuatl word that means “place where the heart rests and strengthens” is a sustainable housing complex located in the Sierra Norte de Puebla, surrounded by an ecosystem of misty forest, in an area adjacent to the center of Cuetzalan del Progreso, magical town Indigenous root.

For its construction the cabins integrate bio-constructive elements; the use of bamboo panels and structure, ground-based coatings, suitable for the humid climate of Cuetzalan.

The design accessories are made by local artisans who incorporate in them the use of textiles and ceramics, thus expressing a part of their culture. Through the use of adobe, quarry, bamboo and mud, as building materials, it was possible to favor local skilled labor.



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