This Concrete House Had to Be Built Piece by Piece

Casa Macahuite looks like the kind of house that would require heavy trucks, cranes, and large construction equipment. But reaching this remote site on the coast of Oaxaca meant crossing an old, narrow bridge over a lagoon — making conventional heavy construction extremely difficult.

Studio Font responded with a building process that was far more hands-on than the finished house suggests. Materials arrived in small loads, concrete was produced on site, and large steel beams were moved and installed individually.

The architecture itself is just as direct: four massive concrete walls and one central roof organize almost the entire house. Between them, a 46-foot column-free span creates a shaded living space open to the Pacific, the mountains, and the coastal air.

Casa Macahuite is a house where monumental architecture had to emerge from surprisingly limited means.

Architects: Studio Font
Location: Oaxaca City, Mexico
Area: 300 m²
Year: 2025
Photography: Albers Studio

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