Javier Senosiain’s Nido de Quetzalcoatl (Quetzalcoatl’s Nest) is a surreal snake-shaped house north of Mexico City — now available for rent on Airbnb. a key proponent of organic architecture, senosiain used color and form to blend the structure into the 5,000m² of uneven terrain. the continuous form rises from the ground and, colored in a combination of green, blue, purple and orange hues, transports visitors to a dreamy, psychedelic environment. the ten apartments contained within its streamlined walls contrast the vibrant exterior with a white palette and soft wooden surfaces.
all images courtesy of arquitectura orgánica/ javier senosiain
mexican architect preserved a cave 50 meters long and 6 meters wide, one of many found in the extremely irregular topography of the site, which inspired the shape of the house, as it resembled the head of a serpent with jaws open. ‘one day i thought the mouth of the cave looked like a snake’s head with open jaws,’ senosian note, “we located it in the scale model and noticed that it looked like a virtual snake going in and out of the earth – so we decided to place a tail and call it quetzalcoatl.” lovers of organic architecture can now enjoy the serpent house from its “belly”, as the quetzalcoatl nido is available for rent on airbnb.
sofia lekka angelopoulou I conceive
August 07, 2018
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