{"id":47865,"date":"2025-08-06T12:20:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/47865\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T12:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:20:12","slug":"goma-tucks-vaulted-cabin-into-mexican-landscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/47865\/","title":{"rendered":"GOMA tucks vaulted cabin into mexican landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GOMA embeds red brick cabin into the earth in mexico<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Casa de Barro by GOMA Taller de Arquitectura is an almost invisible rest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/cabin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cabin<\/a> buried in the ochre-toned terrain of El Ameyal ranch in Quer\u00e9taro, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-mexico\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico<\/a>. Conceived as a minimal lodging space, the 90-square-meter, cave-like retreat uses mass and earth to fade into its surroundings. The project takes cues from the textures and colors of the site\u2019s endemic vegetation and seasonal stream.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Located at the lower edge of the agroecological ranch, the red <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/brick-architecture\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">brick <\/a>cabin is approached through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/staircases\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">staircase<\/a> incision between two solid walls. From a distance, only a few elements hint at its existence, including a pair of domes rising above the vegetation like ancient chimneys that seem to belong to the landscape. For the architects, the goal was to build within the land, preserving the surrounding hills, grasses, cacti, and trees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1148570 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"GOMA tucks vaulted cabin into mexican landscape with twin brick towers rising above\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/goma-vaulted-cabin-mexican-landscape-brick-towers-designboom-05.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>all images by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cesarbejarstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">C\u00e9sar Bejar<\/a>, unless stated otherwise<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Casa de Barro takes its name from the clay that shapes it<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goma.haus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Quer\u00e9taro-based team<\/a> at GOMA composes the main volume as a single barrel vault, supported by wide, low walls, defining the experience and the logic of the construction. Traditionally sourced red fired-clay bricks, that Casa de Barro (House of Clay) takes its name from, shape the floors, walls, and ceilings, creating a warm interior, complete with handcrafted wood, wrought iron details, and artisan ceramic tiles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Casa de Barro is shaped to frame views of the terrain and keep the focus on the environment, respecting the Mexican landscape and making room for people to live, feeling honest and rooted.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1148569 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"GOMA tucks vaulted cabin into mexican landscape with twin brick towers rising above\" width=\"818\" height=\"1227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/goma-vaulted-cabin-mexican-landscape-brick-towers-designboom-04.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>Casa de Barro by GOMA Taller de Arquitectura is an almost invisible rest cabin in Mexico<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1148568 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"GOMA tucks vaulted cabin into mexican landscape with twin brick towers rising above\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/goma-vaulted-cabin-mexican-landscape-brick-towers-designboom-03.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>conceived as a minimal lodging space<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1148567 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"GOMA tucks vaulted cabin into mexican landscape with twin brick towers rising above\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/goma-vaulted-cabin-mexican-landscape-brick-towers-designboom-02.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>the 90-square-meter, cave-like retreat uses mass and earth to fade into its surroundings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GOMA embeds red brick cabin into the earth in mexico \u00a0 Casa de Barro by GOMA Taller de&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47866,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[26796,6225,6485,6486,15056,26797,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-47865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-architecture-in-mexico","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-brick-architecture","tag-cabin-architecture-and-design","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}