Casa Kani-Ini is located on a 4,500 m² plot facing the sea, in the El Vigía sector of Puerto Escondido, on the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico.
The project had to accommodate a comprehensive program of spaces while also meeting the family's needs for use and permanence. Given this complexity, the main challenge was to design the house with the least possible impact on its immediate surroundings.
Based on this premise, the approach was to break down the total built area into several strategically distributed structures. The social and recreational area was resolved through a continuos nave, supported by a mixed structure of wood and concrete, oriented towards the beach and the Pacific Ocean. This nave features a single-sloped roof and a flat slab section, on which a rooftop was designed. This elevated space offers new contemplative perspectives, inviting permanence and enhancing the visual and sensory experience from a higher level.
At the heart of the house, a central green water courtyard serves as a transition point between spaces. This element not only connects the different areas but also provides privacy and acts as the natural distributor, defining the organic core of the house.
The bedrooms and service areas are distributed across six independent modules, positioned at the rear of the property in a staggered arrangement. This layout constructively isolates the spaces, creating solid volumes that are connected only through circulation bridges. In this way, the built mass is fragmented throughout the site, achieving a more harmonious integration with the surrounding environment.