Contemporary Living Among Indoor Gardens | OM1 House

The OM1 House was designed to balance modernity and tradition, with an aesthetic that combines wood and stone. Built on a sloped terrain, the house is situated one level below the street, with an entrance that gradually descends, revealing its tranquil beauty. In constant contact with nature, it features two patios and a garden, with a central patio filled with vegetation that connects the floors. The dark wood finishes and brick walls enhance the sense of coziness, while large windows on the second floor offer stunning views of the backyard and cliffs, providing comfort and relaxation in every space.

Credits:

Architects: AE Arquitectos
Photographs: Lorena Darquea
Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Year: 2017
Area: 1335 m²

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Gallery Residence

This project was a full renovation of a 1970’s ranch house. The original house was chopped into multiple small, disconnected spaces. In the nineties a large and awkwardly placed addition was built to capitalize on the lake view. FORWARD was tasked with trying to navigate the constraints of the existing condition along with negotiating the desires of the artist clients, one of whom wanted a contemporary minimal interior while the other, a collector, was more interested in the distinct rooms of the turn-of-the-century houses. The finished house is a series of discreet rooms that are continuously linked. The entry space acts as a gallery and has been widened to create a clear relationship to the addition. What had been the original house has now been divided into kitchen, a combined living/dining room, and an office/guest bedroom. In the bedroom wing, a new master was created out of two smaller existing bedrooms. The house acts as a container for the owner’s collections. It is contemporary, minimal and spatially open, but at the same time affords the distinction of traditional rooms.