Mexican architecture practice Manuel Cervantes Estudio has completed its prototype for a low-cost housing in a rural area of Mexico. 

Called Salazar Rural Housing, the project was developed as a research exercise for the improvement of assisted self-production of housing in rural areas in Mexico.

The housing scheme seeks to eliminate the limits of the interior with the exterior, generating spaces that can be extended according to the current weather conditions.

The project was carried out in collaboration with Infonavit (Institute of the National Housing Fund for Workers) for the Salazar community in the State of Mexico. 

Infonavit is a federal organization that was established in 1972 and provides housing for workers and other individuals employed in the formal sector contributing to Mexico's economy. 

"One of the most important points for the proper bioclimatic operation of the house is to optimize the impact of solar radiation and hermetic protection of the house in the cold seasons, starting from this condition, the orientation of the house is always with the inclination of the roof to the south," said the office. 

The program is made up of three blocks: the house has a social area, 2 bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen. Despite the weather, through the housing scheme it is intended to eliminate the limits of the interior with the exterior, generating spaces that can be extended according to the current weather conditions. 

This flexibility allows users to take advantage of the entire property by incorporating it into the experience of the house. In the same way, vegetation plays a fundamental role when the conditions of the property are not ideal. 

This strategy allows the use of vegetation with a natural blockage of the solar incidence.

Plan of the house

Section and elevation

Elevations

Preliminary sketches 

All images © Cesar Bejar

All drawings © Manuel Cervantes Estudio

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