Casa del Agua is a single family home where water serves as the main design element, designed by a.a.a Almazán y Arquitectos Asociados, situated in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. Water is used as inspiration for the design of this home and through the use of well-defined volumes are habitable spaces, with high ceilings and intermediate courtyards, which through ventilation and lighting of walkways, will be achieved, effects of light and spaciousness to the interior, making the most of natural light. Sustainable features were also used in this project to respond to the needs of the client, giving comfort, savings and efficiency of resources.

With finishes of marble, wood and white walls, manage to make spaces of great comfort, simplicity and elegance. Each space has a luminous atmosphere that emphasizes and integrates the furniture, that harmonizes with the various finishes.

The house is uprooted in an area of 22,970 (2,134 square meters), with 16,146 square feet (1,500 square meters) of constructed area and has 11,593 square feet (1,077 square meters) of garden, which create a pleasant environment, together with the use of water, they make different views by integrating the exterior with the interior.

With excellent use of space, the house is distributed on two levels and a basement. In the first level, a wooden deck nearly 17 meters long, surrounded by water, a fountain and a planter, which distributed the passage to different spaces, we find: A guest bedroom with bathroom and terrace overlooking the reflecting pool, later, the lobby with the guest bathroom, study, dining room, illuminated by a large window that overlooks a terrace breakfast area overlooking the rear garden, the room, overlooking the swimming pool located in the back of the house, a kitchen and a front room surrounded by indoor gardens that offer plenty of space.

The second level has private spaces divided into three areas, one is the master bedroom overlooking the rear garden. Another is home to a study, family room and a bedroom with bathroom, divided by two large voids and in the third, three bedrooms with terrace overlooking the reflecting pool, located at the main entrance.

Finally a basement divided into two areas, one consisting of a ballroom and champagne service, guest bathroom, cinema room, covered terrace and cellar for garden furniture. In the other, the area of ​​services, consisting of laundry, chauffeurs, wine accessories and diving equipment, hydro-pneumatic room, bath service garden, cistern of 37 m3 and an electrical substation.

Photos: Jorge Moreno