“Casa Meztitla是对自然场景的一种干预。它展示了休闲的奢华价值、热带天气、强烈的阳光、自然的气味、超过500年历史的景观梯田和永远存在的岩石山。El Tepozteco。它本身就是一个背景。用粗糙的石头建造的房子，在树下爬行，与植被覆盖的石坡对齐。它是在自然空间中创造的纯粹的空间（Paz, O., 1987）。它有一种内敛的生活方式，但又不断向周围的环境开放。只有两个元素向外界揭示了它的存在：五颜六色的九重葛花在树木茂密的叶子中随意展现，标志着地块的周边；以及穿过树梢出现的巨大的、单一的白色盒子”。
“Casa Meztitla is an intervention of a natural scenario. It showcases the luxurious value of leisure, the tropical weather, the intense sunlight, the smells of nature, the over 500 year-old landscaped terraces and the ever-present rock mountain: El Tepozteco. It is context in itself. The house, built out of rough stone, crawls low under the trees, aligned with the vegetated-covered stone slopes. It is the creation of pure space within the natural space (Paz, O., 1987). It has an introverted living yet is continually open to its surroundings. Only two elements reveal its existence to the outside world: the colorful bougainvillea flowers showing randomly through the trees’ dense foliage, which mark the plot’s perimeter; and the massive and monolithic white box that emerges through the treetops.”
这个地点是我自己选择的，是一种寻找一个好地点和建造一个房子的委托。我选择这个地方，首先是由于它在当时的成本不高。第二，因为它具有非凡的自然景观，而且靠近El Tepozteco山（国家公园）。我的第一个选择是另一块土地，在更远的灌木丛中，但客户对不靠近公路感到不舒服。该项目位于Tepoztlán郊区的一个叫Meztitla（在Nahuatl语言中的意思是：靠近月亮的地方）的地区，该镇位于墨西哥城以南90公里，位于Morelos省。
The site was selected by myself, in a sort of find-a-great-site and build-a-house commission. I selected this site, first, due to its non-expensive cost at that time. Second, because of its extraordinary natural landscape and its proximity to El Tepozteco mountain (a national park). My first choice was another piece of land, further into the bush, but the clients were not comfortable with the lack of proximity to a road.The project is located in an area called Meztitla (in Nahuatl language means: place near the moon) in the outskirts of Tepoztlán, a town 90 km south of Mexico City, in the Morelos province.
材料
建筑材料都是当地提供和制作的矿物和基本材料：混凝土用于地基、地下室和主要结构元素；火山岩和水泥块用于墙体；白水泥和石灰的混合物用于涂抹白色的墙壁。
Materiality
The construction materials are mineral and basic, locally provided and crafted: concrete for the foundations, basement, and main structural elements; volcanic rock and cement block for the walls; a mix of white cement and lime for plastering the white-coloured walls.
之所以在整个项目中选择这种简单而合理的材料，是出于经济和环境方面的考虑，因为客户希望在亚热带雨林中建造一座易于维护的房屋。这些材料会自然老化并与环境相融合。
The reason for this simple and logical selection of materials throughout the project is for economic and contextual reasons, as for the client´s petition to have a house in a subtropical rainforest, which is easily maintained. The materials will age naturally and blend with the context!
枢轴式玻璃门。
原因很简单：这块地处于一个特殊的自然环境中，天气很好；我希望这是一个永远不会封闭自己的房子，它将不断被打开并与自然接触，但客户对这种暴露的想法感到不舒服。让 “开口 “被旋转的玻璃门关闭的想法是一个很好的解决方案。现在，每个人都能够调整他们的暴露程度，同时与户外保持持续的视觉关系。除此之外，旋转式面板在建筑上也很有表现力。
The pivoting glass doors.
The reason for them is simple: the plot is at an extraordinary natural scenario and the weather is benign; I wanted this to be a house that would never close to itself, that would be constantly opened and in touch with nature but the clients were not confortable with this idea of being so exposed. The idea of having the ‘opening’ been closed by rotatory glass doors was a good solution. Now, everyone is able to adjust their degree of exposure while keeping a constant visual relation with the outdoors. Besides that, the rotatory panels are very expressive architectural wise.
雨水管理。
有两个主要的（如果考虑到游泳池，则有三个）水库：饮用水库被覆盖在草地天井下，可以在其中一个剖面图中看到，还有一个维护水库，是圆形的，向环境开放。
所述的水系统为房屋全年提供足够的水。从概念上讲，这种雨水管理可以捕获每一滴接触到房产（3800平方米）的雨水，以不同的方式加以利用，并且不漏掉一滴。在这个地区，雨季只从7月到9月/10月持续（密集）。其结果是水很丰富，一块土地以某种方式不断得到灌溉。
Stormwater management.
Two main (three considering the pool) water reservoirs exist: the potable water reservoir which is covered under the grass patio and can be seen illustrated in one of the section drawings, and the maintenance water reservoir which is circular, opened to the environment.
The water system described provides enough water for the house all year round. Conceptually, this storm water management captures every drop of rain that touches the property (3800sqm), uses it in different ways, and does not let a drop out. In this region the rain season lasts (intensively) only from July to September/October. The result is water in abundance and a piece of land that some way or another is constantly irrigated.
Architects: EDAA
Area : 400 m²
Year : 2014
Photographs :Yoshihiro Koitani
Construction Team : Hans Álvarez, Yolibel Allende
Architect In Charge : Luis Arturo García
Design Team : Juan Hernández, Jahir Villanueva, Antonio Rivas, Ana Fernanda Rodríguez, Diego Ruiz Velazco
City : Tepoztlán
Country : Mexico