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The new steel-and-glass rear facade expands views and daylight for the ground floor living areas and the primary bedroom above. The sliding glass doors are by Otiima Windows.
The new steel-and-glass rear facade expands views and daylight for the ground floor living areas and the primary bedroom above. The sliding glass doors are by Otiima Windows.
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Entire walls fold away to further blur the distinction between indoors and out. The yellow Togo seating is from Ligne Roset.
Entire walls fold away to further blur the distinction between indoors and out. The yellow Togo seating is from Ligne Roset.
A family friend living and working onsite moved hundreds of boulders to not only mark the entrance, but create a kind of amphitheater-like setting for the house.
A family friend living and working onsite moved hundreds of boulders to not only mark the entrance, but create a kind of amphitheater-like setting for the house.
The overhanging roof creates a small covered balcony for the house.
The overhanging roof creates a small covered balcony for the house.
The project, known as the Boulder Bridge House, is just down the hillside from Bruce and Connie's existing house.
The project, known as the Boulder Bridge House, is just down the hillside from Bruce and Connie's existing house.
The stone wall was designed to look as though it had been there as long as the original rock formation.
The stone wall was designed to look as though it had been there as long as the original rock formation.
The clients loved the sound of rainwater splashing onto the rock outcropping and didn't want to lose it, so the design team rigged up a spout that deposits water at the right place to accentuate the sounds the clients love. They then had the idea to collect and recycle the water back on the roof so that the tonal experience can be enjoyed in the dry summers as well.
The clients loved the sound of rainwater splashing onto the rock outcropping and didn't want to lose it, so the design team rigged up a spout that deposits water at the right place to accentuate the sounds the clients love. They then had the idea to collect and recycle the water back on the roof so that the tonal experience can be enjoyed in the dry summers as well.
The addition was designed with overhangs—and foot-thick insulation—to keep the interiors naturally cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
The addition was designed with overhangs—and foot-thick insulation—to keep the interiors naturally cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
At the Malinalco Rojkind Wander Cabins, three different floor plans exist, offering options for different abilities and group sizes.
At the Malinalco Rojkind Wander Cabins, three different floor plans exist, offering options for different abilities and group sizes.
Sitting in the mountains of Malinalco, the Wander Cabins offer a remote getaway from Mexico City.
Sitting in the mountains of Malinalco, the Wander Cabins offer a remote getaway from Mexico City.
“We wanted to keep the whole house as a kind of perfect cubic volume, and so the porch was a carve-out of that volume, as opposed to a kind of additive element,” says Markiewicz.
“We wanted to keep the whole house as a kind of perfect cubic volume, and so the porch was a carve-out of that volume, as opposed to a kind of additive element,” says Markiewicz.
The architects oriented the house, and the porch’s largest opening, toward the east to optimize natural light and views toward the hillside.
The architects oriented the house, and the porch’s largest opening, toward the east to optimize natural light and views toward the hillside.
With large openings on three sides, Brooks says it’s almost like a 180 degree view. And while traditional porches might feature railings, they kept the edges wide open to enhance clear views in all directions.
With large openings on three sides, Brooks says it’s almost like a 180 degree view. And while traditional porches might feature railings, they kept the edges wide open to enhance clear views in all directions.

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