PPAA arranges terraces around house in a Mexican forest
Mexican studio PPAA has created a grey stucco house with open-air terraces that allows residents to reconnect with the forest of Valle de Bravo, Mexico. More
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Taller Héctor Barroso envisions Valle de Bravo houses as "silent architecture"
Mexican studio Taller Héctor Barroso has used concrete, wood and brick to create a series of holiday homes that merge with the wooded landscape and "allow nature to act in the intimacy of the home". More
Estudio Atemporal spreads out Mexican house to preserve the forest
Mexican architecture firm Estudio Atemporal has completed a gabled multi-building house that flows between indoor and outdoor living in Valle de Bravo. More
Direccion brings sense of tranquility to Casa Tres Árboles in Valle de Bravo
The designers at Mexican studio Direccion had "monastic sanctuary" in mind when revamping this weekend retreat in Valle de Bravo. More
Forest retreat in Valle de Bravo includes stone and laminated timber
CF Taller de Arquitectura and Merodio Arquitectos have completed a vacation home in Mexico's Valle de Bravo using glue-laminated timber beams to create bright and spacious rooms that open out to the surrounding forest. More
Estudio Atemporal tops Mexican holiday home with oversized gabled roof
An oversized gabled roof sits atop this Mexican countryside home by local architecture studio Estudio Atemporal, creating a covered space that extends the living room outside. More
Francisco Pardo tucks Casa Aguacates into hillside in rural Mexico
Mexican architect Francisco Pardo has created a partly underground weekend home that is meant to exist in "pleasant tension" with the natural landscape. More
Seven of the best houses in Mexico's Valle de Bravo
From volcanic rock, soil-based render to roofs covered in shrubs, these seven houses have all been designed to complement their setting in Mexico's scenic Valle de Bravo. More
Matte-black house Las Golondrinas is a sanctuary for retirement in Valle de Bravo
Architecture firm PPAA has designed a black house atop a sloped site in Mexico's Valle de Bravo region with a swimming pool that meets the tree canopy. More
Weber Arquitectos builds San Simon Cabins from volcanic rock
Mexican architecture studio Weber Arquitectos has used grey volcanic stone to construct five cabins on a forested site in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. More
Charred wood and stone create dark house Casa Di-Dox by Magaldi Studio
Miami's Magaldi Studio used charred wood and dark stone to blend this boxy house "as a shadow in the green surroundings" of Valle de Bravo, Mexico. More
Mud brick walls form House in Avandaro by Taller Hector Barroso
Architecture studio Taller Hector Barroso has used earthen blocks, pine and concrete to help this holiday dwelling blend into its forested setting in central Mexico. More
Saavedra Arquitectos creates "brutal" stone tower for Luzia House in Mexico
A long, low bar and a tall stone volume make up this holiday home, which Mexican firm Saavedra Arquitectos has nestled into a woody hillside. More
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Cadaval & Solà-Morales' Y-shaped Casa de la Roca hides in Mexican woodland
Architecture firm Cadaval & Solà-Morales has used fallen and dead trees found around this house in Mexico to imprint its concrete exterior, which is painted black to help disguise it amongst the forest. More
Mexican research facility El Humedal designed by TAAR to be completely self-sustaining
An environmental research centre in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, designed by Taller de Arquitectura de Alto Rendimiento, produces all of the resources it needs onsite. More
Soil-based render creates terracotta-coloured walls for Mexican forest houses by Taller Hector Barroso
To help this cluster of houses blend into their setting in a Mexican forest, architecture studio Taller Hector Barroso chose to cover the walls in a render made using local soil. More
Five separate houses form Mexican estate by Vieyra Arquitectos
Vieyra Arquitectos has completed a compound in Mexico's Valle de Bravo, building a quartet of houses for each member of a growing family around a central villa. More
CC Arquitectos builds timber-framed Santana House in Mexican woodland
CC Arquitectos used weathered stone, natural wood and huge panels of glazing to create this secluded woodland house in Mexico's scenic Valle de Bravo region (+ slideshow). More
Stable built from railway sleepers tops El Mirador House in Mexico by CC Arquitectos
An open-sided shelter made from railway sleepers provides a stable on the roof of this house by CC Arquitectos, which is partially embedded in a slope overlooking a Mexican valley (+ slideshow). More
Concrete house in Mexico by Taller Hector Barroso cascades towards a lake
This house in Mexico is made up from a series of concrete boxes, which are staggered across a steep site to take in views of Lake Avándaro (+ slideshow). More