Nautilus House, Javier Senosiain Architecture, Nuacalpan, Mexico (2007)
Artist/Designer:
Javier Senosiain
Project Location:
Mexico
Figure 1: Panoramic view of the house interior
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Figure 2: The house from the outside, lit up in the evening
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Figure 3: Fluid and organic staircase leading the way
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Figure 4: Living space offset by the rainbow facade
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Figure 5: Stained glass window of the exterior creating light and shadow patterns
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Figure 6: The main entrance
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Figure 7: Living space, settled amidst greenery, offset by rainbow stained glass facade and organically formed skylights
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Figure 8: Seating area
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Figure 9: Communal space with seating that seems to have no virtual start or end
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Figure 10: Details of the passage way
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Figure 11: Spatial configuration inspired by the ochre lines of a snail
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Figure 12: Bedroom interior
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Figure 13: Bathroom Interior
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Figure 14: Details of the bathroom interior inlay work with blue stone
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Figure 15: Study space
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Figure 16: Rainbow coloured play of light
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Figure 17: Entry level floor plan
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Figure 18: Subterranean level floor plan
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Figure 19: Subterranean level floor plan
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Figure 20: Floor plan shell detail of one area
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Figure 21: Cross section
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Figure 22: Architectural scale model
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Style/Period(s):
Organic Architecture
Primary Material(s):
Light, Color, Mosaics
Function(s):
Residential Structure
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Significant Date(s):
2010
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Tags: Organic Architecture
Notes:This project deals with architectural volumes and biomimicry, this house is inspired by earthly forms such as shells and underground cave like dwellings. The interior is made to reflect an other worldly womb like feel where the boundaries of the wall, ceiling and floor cannot be felt, as they all melt into one form.
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