Street View
Lluvia House | © Rafael Gamo

Mexican Architecture firm Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados completed in 2018 a matte black single-family house in Jardines del Pedregal that uses small courtyards, terraces, and double heights to blend the exterior and the interior.

Lluvia House Technical Information

We conceive architecture as an open medium and message, one that is constantly put to test, to the multiple relations that are in its surroundings. We follow an inclination for nature, where the weather, soil, textures, and other factors – along with the gradients in each factor – create a sensorial atmosphere. 

– PPAA Architects

Lluvia House Photographs

Interior Facade
© Rafael Gamo
Courtyard Lluvia House in Mexico / PPAA Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados
© Rafael Gamo
Patio Lluvia House in Mexico / PPAA Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados
© Rafael Gamo
Kitchen Lluvia House in Mexico / PPAA Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados
© Rafael Gamo
Living room Lluvia House in Mexico / PPAA Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados
© Rafael Gamo
Stair detail top view Lluvia House in Mexico / PPAA Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados
© Rafael Gamo

Text by PPAA Architects

Lluvia is a single-family residence located in Jardines del Pedregal, southern Mexico City. It is located in a residential area, and the site has neighboring constructions. One of its main qualities is the natural vegetation found at the back, which became an important asset in the architectural scheme.

The house is conceived as a solid volume that incorporates subtractions along the main axis; these are formed as small courtyards and double heights, depending on the program. Our main intention was to merge sections of the main forest-like garden with the interior of the house and let in natural light.

We like to think that the way we have of understanding architecture implies that work cannot be done without considering both communal and personal intentions. Therefore, our conception of architecture is based on an understanding of the body and the relationship everyone establishes with their surroundings.

– PPAA Architects

Lluvia House Floor Plan

Floor Plan Lluvia House in Mexico / PPAA Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados
First Floor | © PPAA
Floor Plan Lluvia House in Mexico / PPAA Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados
Second Floor | © PPAA

Lluvia House Image Gallery

About PPAA

PPAA is an architecture studio founded by Pablo Pérez Palacios in 2016 in Mexico City.

  1. Team: Pablo Pérez Palacios + Alfonso de la Concha Rojas, Miguel Vargas, José Hadad, Ignacio Rodríguez, Armando Rosas, Fabián Arellano