Privacy was important to the young professional couple who purchased a 75,000-square-foot hillside property on the outskirts of Mexico City. They wanted to be far enough away from the crowded metropolis to enjoy nature, yet close enough for workday commutes and frequent weekend visits from friends and family living in the city.
“We immediately fell in love with the site because of its majestic trees,” says Cristina Grappin, who, along with partner Ezequiel Farca, was hired to design the house and its interiors. Their strategy was to place the house near the top of a hill, which would be a construction challenge, but it allowed great views of the surrounding forest and mountains. The plan, developed to correspond with the topography, features two volumes slightly angled on the north-south axis to avoid cutting any large trees.
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