Valle de Bravo, a verdant resort area centered around Lake Avándaro, is a two-hour drive west from Mexico City. While the village dates to the early 16th century and bears traces of its colonial past, with its cobblestone streets and white-stuccoed buildings with red-tile roofs, over the last few years, distinctly modern houses have been sprouting up.
These new structures often use a vernacular vocabulary of shedlike forms with timber framing and single-pitched roofs, combined with a modern proclivity for an open plan and strong connections between the interior and the outdoors. Among recent noteworthy works of architecture is an 8,000-square-foot residence that Mexico City architect Manuel Cervantes created as a weekend retreat for a three-generation family. It discreetly nestles into an inclined site overlooking a golf course. Cervantes says, “There is no pool, no playground. They come here to relax, sleep, and converse.” Since one of the family members is a chef and restaurateur in Mexico City, the kitchen and the dining area have a particular significance.
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