The Villa Nautilus by Migdal Arquitectos glows at night like a beach lantern as it overlooks the Bay of Acapulco in Mexico.
Photo: Alberto Moreno Guzmán
Clean, white detailing of Villa Nautilus.
Photo: Alberto Moreno Guzmán
The main living spaces have adjacent terraces.
Photo: Alberto Moreno Guzmán
Inside the Villa Nautilus.
Photo: Alberto Moreno Guzmán
Third floor plan of Villa Nautilus.
Image: Migdal Arquitectos
Fourth floor plan of Villa Nautilus.
Image: Migdal Arquitectos
Section looking south.
Image: Migdal Arquitectos
Section looking east.
Image: Migdal Arquitectos
CHAMBERS OF THE VILLA NAUTILUS
by Michael J. Crosbie
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Villa Nautilus spills down a hillside overlooking the
Bay of Acapulco to the northwest. The house's spatial
bounty playfully adjusts to the irregular topography of
this Mexican city. Rather than follow an unrelenting
orthogonal grid of rooms and outdoor spaces, Villa
Nautilus bends subtly as the hill cascades, adjusting
the angles of its vertical walls to provide a variety
of spatial experiences.
The house is entered from the southeast side, where one
finds the front door near a two-car parking port - an
unassuming entry into this collection of architectural
surprises. Down a few steps from street level, one is
introduced to the house through a small foyer that
joins a compact bedroom suite offering access to one of
the first of a series of expansive terraces.
The house was designed by Migdal Arquitectos, a
relatively young firm headed by three principals
educated in their native Mexico and in the United
States at Columbia and Harvard. They have given Villa
Nautilus clean, white surfaces with a minimum of
detailing, recalling the work of Le Corbusier or
California modernists such as Richard Neutra.
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