{"id":409939,"date":"2026-04-25T08:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T08:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/409939\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T08:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T08:39:13","slug":"a-los-cabos-home-raises-the-roofs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/409939\/","title":{"rendered":"A Los Cabos Home Raises the Roof(s)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In sunny Los Cabos, shade is a much-needed amenity. So, when designing Casa en Palmilla in the Mexican city, the firm ESTUDIO Ignacio Urquiza Ana Paula de Alba<\/a> crafted an architectural form that integrates shade into the very DNA of the home.<\/p>\n

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To wit: the pair of lightweight, L-shaped roofs give that this project its extraordinary character. With almost seven-foot-deep overhangs, they cast generous shadows on the walls and around the 6,450-square-foot home\u2019s perimeter that provide respite from the sun. Beneath this clay-tiled canopy, Casa en Palmilla\u2019s four dwelling volumes are configured in such a non-orthogonal way that the courtyard<\/a> at their center is trapezoidal and they all benefit from cross ventilation.<\/p>\n

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This gravel garden \u2014 with its view of the mountains beyond \u2014 is contoured around the home\u2019s main spaces, providing privacy while filtering in sunlight. But only the main social area opens onto completely the outdoor haven.<\/p>\n

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Each of the home\u2019s four volumes has its distinct program. The first is the \u201cservice\u201d volume, with its parking, storage, mechanical and laundry spaces. Sharing the same roof is the guest bedroom volume. \u201cWithin it,\u201d the architects explain, \u201ca freestanding wooden element \u2014 detached from the roof plane \u2014 defines the guest bathroom and dressing area, reinforcing a sense of continuity and spatial openness.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Beneath the second L-shaped roof, the third volume houses the main bedroom and its walk-in closets and study area. And the adjacent fourth volume, featuring a living room, dining area and open kitchen, constitutes the central social area that continues onto the courtyard. By opening its 40-foot-long glazed doors on both longitudinal facades, the occupants transform the space into a covered terrace that\u2019s connected on one side to the central courtyard and on the opposite to a swimming pool with a view of the Sea of San Jos\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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Inside, the planes of the L-shaped roofs overlap to dramatic effect, the laminated oak ceiling beams conjuring a bold interior geometry complemented by a soothing neutral palette. All the furnishings were designed by Alejandra Usobiaga, who created major moments with the kitchen millwork and a sculptural concrete fireplace tower that delineates the dining and living areas. It doesn\u2019t get more serene than this.<\/p>\n

To see this and other works by the firm, visit estudioiuapda.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photography by Ana Paula \u00c1lvarez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Elizabeth Pagliacolo is the Editor of Azure magazine and Executive Editor of Design Milk. Based in Toronto, she covers design at every scale, from the spoon to the city. Some of her favourite things, in no particular order, are Mulholland Drive (the movie and the place), burnt Basque cheesecake (preferably from Toronto’s Bar Raval), true crime podcasts (indiscriminately) and the sound of boots crunching down on fall leaves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In sunny Los Cabos, shade is a much-needed amenity. So, when designing Casa en Palmilla in the Mexican…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":409940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[859,437,434,435,436,60888,438,146,193702,85,46,193703,193704,1326,193705],"class_list":{"0":"post-409939","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-architecture","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-artsdesign","13":"tag-courtyard","14":"tag-design","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-estudio-ignacio-urquiza-ana-paula-de-alba","17":"tag-il","18":"tag-israel","19":"tag-los-cabos","20":"tag-mexican-design","21":"tag-mexico","22":"tag-modern-home"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}