Cherem Arquitectos separates Casa Candelaria into 12 blocks

Twelve volumes built with rammed earth form this residence in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, designed by Cherem Arquitectos.The residence, called Casa Candelaria, comprises a dozen flat-roofed buildings and two courtyards built on the outskirts of the city in Mexico's central highlands.The design is intended to reference Mexican haciendas, or lavish Spanish colonial houses, whose large estates centre around courtyards and lush gardens.
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