Casa Sima Fits Into a Mexican Forest Without Cutting Down a Single Tree
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The trees came first at Casa Sima, and Dosorozco let them determine where the house could go. Set on a wooded slope in Mexico’s Sierra de Tapalpa, Jalisco, the 150-square-meter home occupies an existing clearing. The studio’s decision to retain every tree shaped its elongated plan, terraces, and points of contact with the ground, according to creative director Guillermo R. Orozco.
That constraint gives the project a convincing starting point. A forest setting can easily become scenery for a buil
That constraint gives the project a convincing starting point. A forest setting can easily become scenery for a buil
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