Interior designer Emmanuel Picault and architect Ludwig Godefroy built their weekend home in Santa Catarina, Mexico six years ago, using the modernist style as a starting point but also drawing on other sources such as Le Corbusier, the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Petra and the Aztec temples of ancient Mexico. The house is completely open to the elements. It only has one door that can be locked, the main entrance from the street. There are no other doors or windows. The indoors blends in marvelously with the outdoors, compelling you to take in the majestic scenery all around the house. This photo essay is an excerpt from the book Close To Nature: Inspiring Houses off the Road by Mirjam Bleeker and Frank Visser, published by Luster Publishing. TwitterFacebookPinterest Related Stories Design Interiors Issue 49 Mimi Shodeinde An audience with the architect. Interiors Issue 48 Gil Schafer Inside the all-American family home. Design Interiors Issue 48 At Work With: Studio Utte A visit to the small, sophisticated Milanese studio of Patrizio Gola & Guglielmo Giagnotti. Interiors Issue 48 Last Night What did interior designer Beata Heuman do with her evening? Interiors Issue 47 Home Tour: Vill’Alcina For nearly 50 years, architect Sergio Fernandez has found political purpose and refuge at his vacation home. Interiors Issue 43 Home Tour: Rose Uniacke An elegant palazzo—in Pimlico.
Design Interiors Issue 48 At Work With: Studio Utte A visit to the small, sophisticated Milanese studio of Patrizio Gola & Guglielmo Giagnotti.
Interiors Issue 47 Home Tour: Vill’Alcina For nearly 50 years, architect Sergio Fernandez has found political purpose and refuge at his vacation home.
