San Pancho House

Location

San Pancho, Nayarit, Mexico

Typology

Residential

Year

2023

Area

750 m2 / 8,073 ft2

Photography

Ana Paula Álvarez

Architecture & Design firm

Estudio Cristina Grappin

Team

Architecture: Cristina Grappin, Adria Martínez, Alejandro Bravo, Adolfo Quiroz
Interiors: Cristina Grappin, Adria Martínez, Nicole Capdevielle

In collaboration with

Rendering: Germán Lomelí
Contractor: Stone Contractors

This Pacific beachfront home represents a layered project—a kind of palimpsest: in one sense, because it’s a renovation that refreshes the existing structure; in another, because it assembles contemporary and traditional elements, as well as Mexican and Moroccan cultural cues. Part of what unifies the project is a dedication to using natural, handmade materials, like locally-fired clay tiles and raw linen or jute. Color is another unifier: the home comes together in warm earth tones in gathering spaces contrasted by refreshing sea-green hues in the bathrooms and kitchen.