Living Trees Grow Through the Ceiling of Cadaval & Sola-Morales’ Tepoztlan Lounge in Mexico

Situated amidst the luscious rocky cliffs to the south of <a title="Tepoztlan Lounge House in Mexico is Beautifully Pierced by Trees" href="http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-mexican-casa-en-el-bosque-designed-to-adapt-to-the-existing-pine-forest/" target="_blank">Mexico</a> City there is a curvaceous modern shelter designed by architects<a title="Tepoztlan Lounge House in Mexico is Beautifully Pierced by Trees" href="http://www.ca-so.com/index.php" target="_blank"> Cadaval &amp; Solá-Morales</a>. Called Tepoztlan Lounge, it offers visitors a great open space for living and lounging surrounded by wild vegetation. But the home's most striking detail is the way it incorporates native trees, which grow from the ground straight up through the ceiling!

<a title="Tepoztlan Lounge House in Mexico is Beautifully Pierced by Trees" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tepoztlan" target="_blank">Tepoztlan</a> Lounge an ideal space to spend long summer days, as it’s open, breezy and it <a title="Tepoztlan Lounge House in Mexico is Beautifully Pierced by Trees" href="http://inhabitat.com/organic-japanese-shell-residence-wraps-around-a-centenarian-fir-tree/" target="_blank">hugs</a> a nice round pool.

It was designed to provide shade and shelter in hot weather, adapting gracefully to the existing vegetation while allowing it to unfold.

The home is shaped like a three-point star to create separate living spaces at the end of each leg, while its center is used for communal space.

An open bar with a <a title="Tepoztlan Lounge House in Mexico is Beautifully Pierced by Trees" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchenette" target="_blank">kitchenette</a>, a restroom, a dressing room, a play area for children and an open plan living area are all part of this beautiful house.

<a title="Tepoztlan Lounge House in Mexico is Beautifully Pierced by Trees" href="http://www.ca-so.com/index.php" target="_blank">Cadaval &amp; Solá-Morales</a> aimed to provide a perfect place to live and lounge, and the result is a fresh modern house. 

When looking from afar, is lovely to see a building designed in scale with its natural surroundings.