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Casa del Nido Osprey

Location

Puerto Peñasco, Mexico

Size

5,500 sq ft

Expertise

Dwelling

Project Team

Mexico! Simple contrasts, undulating dunes, level sea. The blue daytime horizon waits for another brilliantly colored sunset. Fuzzy saltbush against the straight edge parapet rhymes with the ragged steel rebar sculpture, honoring the local nest building traditions of the coastal Ospre bird. The weightless sand blows easily against the heavy walls. Thick arches make a deep, protective shadow, defending against the searing white Mexican sunlight. The fascinating Sea of Cortez never stops moving, the beach is never the same. One is acutely aware of the consistency of change. The architecture tries desperately to remain static… and happily fails.

Casa del Nido Exterior
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Throughout the main house and the casita are numerous sizes of barrel vaulted boveda ceilings
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Throughout the main house and the casita are numerous sizes of barrel vaulted boveda ceilings