MESINA HOUSE

Messina House is a weekend and getaway home in the middle of a pecan orchard by the skirts of the Sierra Madre Oriental. The client required a large terrace and a large kitchen and dinning room for family reunions. The main volume consists of a open double height social space with cozy chimney spot and living room which faces the north oriented porch. A mezzanine which holds and open TV room adds depth to the space, while a large format print scales the space.
Directly above the porch an open air terrace is perfect for star gazing on warm summer nights. The four bedrooms are located on the south side of the house to take advantage of the winter sun while most exterior spaces face north to avoid it. Polished concrete was chosen for its low maintenance and no necessity of extra skilled labor force to create it. The concrete of the ceiling is the roof structure itself, the clients liked the warm rust colors result of the metallic boards used as concrete formwork. The interior decoration consisted of putting together a collection of furniture the clients owned previously which contained antiques, Mexican traditional pieces such as equipales, arts and crafts, etc while adding contemporary pieces to avoid a hacienda look.