Barrel-Vaulted Ceilings Gap an Architect’s Off-Grid Retreat in Mexico
Dwell, United States,
2019
Barrel-Vaulted Ceilings Gap an Architect’s Off-Grid Retreat in Mexico
Dwell, United States, 2019
Dwell, United States, 2019
In Dwell, the article “Barrel-Vaulted Ceilings Cap an Architect’s Off-Grid Retreat in Mexico” text by Lucy Wang presents Casa Terreno by Fernanda Canales as a self-sufficient retreat integrated into the landscape of Valle de Bravo. The publication highlights how the project combines courtyards, brick vaults, and passive sustainability strategies to balance climatic shelter, openness to the natural surroundings, and a continuous relationship between architecture and landscape.