Sustainable Design BC House by GLR Arquitectos – Gilberto L. Rodríguez

April 17th, 2010 - Posted in Home Design

The BC House has been completed by GLR Arquitectos – Gilberto L. Rodríguez. BC House is situated in Monterrey, Mexico. Projects by GLR Arquitectos – Gilberto L. Rodríguez in special topographical conditions, because the conditions of high visual larger in relation to the urrounding neighbors. This allows the house to enjoy an excellent view towards Chipinque National Park in the south, as well as to all the east, the skyline dominated by the “Cerro de la Silla”, a symbol of a hill within the limits of the city of Monterrey.

The proposed access to the site is located in the North side of it, ascending through a long slope that leads you to the highest level, where the floor plan is located. With simple, pure geometric volumes, but rather challenging structural solutions, our project intends to evoke an image of lightness within a language of heavy and massive volumes. With simple, pure geometric volumes, but rather challenging structural solutions, This project intends to evoke an image of lightness within a language of heavy and massive volumes.

Sustainable House Design by GLR Arquitectos – Gilberto L. Rodríguez

Although color does not have yet an important presence in this work, this project takes an important step forward into the exploration of new materials, as it is the black granite and the white exposed concrete, in addition to the personality that the great amount of exposed steel elements gives to the building. Finally, it is important to mention that beyond its bio-climatic function, the implementation of green roofs as a way to integrate the landscape, trying to conserve the natural surroundings of the zone, always dominated by the presence of the splendid Sierra Madre mountain range.

Interior Design BC House by GLR Arquitectos – Gilberto L. Rodríguez

Stair Design BC House by GLR Arquitectos – Gilberto L. Rodríguez

Swimming Pool Design BC House by GLR Arquitectos – Gilberto L. Rodríguez

Glass Wall Design BC House by GLR Arquitectos – Gilberto L. Rodríguez

Sustainable Design BC House

The house was conceived like a “Sustainable House” since the beginning, so it has a study on energetic efficiency, which analyzes the sun trajectory and the prevailing winds in diverse seasons of the year.
As a result of these studies, the house has diverse systems of isolation, like its double walls with poliisocianurate, an ecological insulator; double windows with low emissivity (Low-E) glass; systems of pluvial water harvesting and gray water treatment for irrigation, solar paddles for pool heating and garden illumination, solar water heaters, hydronic heating systems to reduce the power consumption, south oriented skylights, as well as a landscape project with native vegetation.