Casa Lazo
It’s not very hard to tell when there has been A LOT of thought put into a design. Though it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what the process has been, our eyes and our minds know that somehow it’s different, and better. Such is the case with the 1700 sq. ft. Casa Lazo designed by Julio Salcedo. We begin with the fact that there is no standard “curbview” facade. The shape has been created instead by studying the climate, views and terrain and deciding how to best interact with them. It is intended that we “meander through the site” in a trail that follows a “lasso” (lazo in Spanish) pattern or a “figure 8.” Where the “figure 8″ crosses, and creates an “x,” Mr. Salcedo put two volumes- and that’s the “x” shape that you see in the picture above.
That is all great stuff, but it wouldn’t mean a whole lot without the amazing house to back it up. One of the most unique things to me is that there’s not a typical “front door” that I always think of. As we meander through the lot, we can access the house through one of several doors. And how about the thin ribbon of block that rises and folds over to create support for the balcony trusses?? There is a disciplined balance of window vs. block, control in the height and width of the different elements, and little details that keep me looking at the pictures. So many things make this house incredible, proving that we can have different and beautiful together. Even if we don’t have the fantastic views I hope innovative home designs, like this one, start appearing more often. So who wants to go to Trasierra, Spain??
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