For over fifty years, the Instituto Tecnológico y
de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) has held
a raffle in which the first prize is a luxurious residence,
in order to raise funds for student scholarships and for
new buildings to improve the campus infrastructure.
Nowadays, the ITESM does four raffles a year, with
furnished and decorated homes valued at over two
million dollars each.
This house is located on a 13,000 square-foot
site. Unlike previous raffle houses, which are based on
historicist styles seeking public approval for
commercial success, this project is a bet on
contemporary architecture.
The interior of the house reaches its spatial
climax in the living room, with a twenty-foot-high ceiling
and a huge window that allows visitors to enjoy the
garden views, with the fabulous Mitras Mountains as a
backdrop.
The materials proposed in the façades are
white stucco and volcanic stone, as well as an
aluminum louver.