• Casa Eva

    Puerto Escondido, Mexico

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Photography: Cesar Belio C B S T D 
09 / 09 / 2026
Text: Patrícia Ramos
There are houses that reveal themselves at first sight. While others encourage a closer look, gradually revealing themselves as the light changes, the landscape draws closer and the spaces begin to be experienced. 
Casa Eva belongs to the latter category. More than just a residential building, it is a reflection on how architecture can establish a sense of continuity with nature, allowing the external environment to feature consistently in daily life.

Designed by the S-AR studio, the project is distributed over three floors, with a self-contained apartment on each one. Despite the autonomy of each apartment, the complex possesses a shared identity, shaped by the way each space relates to its surroundings and interprets the site in its own distinct manner. The communal areas, conceived as spacious covered terraces, serve as the heart of the domestic experience, fostering a relaxed lifestyle in which the distinction between indoors and outdoors almost entirely disappears.

Set on a sloping site, Casa Eva makes the most of this topography to provide different views of the landscape. On each floor, our gaze wanders beyond the treetops, lingers on the mountains and extends to the horizon. The architecture merely frames these scenes, avoiding unnecessary showiness and allowing nature itself to define the character of each of the apartments.
 
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This restraint carries over into the structure, where exposed concrete forms a rigorous grid of columns and beams that organises the entire building. Inside, the private spaces are enclosed by volumes of translucent timber, ensuring privacy without compromising the flow of light or air. Everything seems designed to foster a sense of continuity, where spaces breathe freely and each element finds its place quite naturally. 
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Geometry, in turn, plays a discreet yet decisive role. Circles, squares and rectangular volumes follow one another with apparent simplicity, giving shape to swimming pools, staircases, kitchens and frames for the landscape. 
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For more information, visit S-AR website. 
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