Casa CO, with architecture designed by JDEstudio and interiors by Aagnes Studio, regards beauty as its highest design principle, allowing space to become a vessel for reason, spirit, and the sublime. In today’s architectural discourse, beauty is often perceived as a trivial and ineffable notion—something increasingly overlooked rather than consciously embraced. Yet in the making of Casa CO, beauty is reestablished as both the point of departure and the core of the design process. Here, beauty does not reside in surface-level sensory appeal, but in an order of existence that spans past, present, and future—shaping form, guiding proportion, and ultimately determining how space comes into being. As the most direct expression of existence itself, this beauty does not rely on visual gratification, but arises from the resonance between structure, time, and thought.

Throughout the day, the house becomes a reflection of the sun, a being that transforms slowly yet with precision. Light dictates the rhythm, marking the passage from morning to night.

At dawn, the first ray of sunlight filters into the gardens. As the light touches the shadows cast by the garden's large trees, the water in the pool seems like a mirror, reflecting everything around it. The house, in its initial silence, absorbs the light on its travertine marble surface, which appears as a base connecting the outside with the inside. The vegetation makes each step across the threshold an invitation to live in harmony with nature.

As the hours pass, the sun moves across the sky, and the house responds to its path, extending its light onto the terrace, which dissolves into the garden. The horizon becomes both distant and near, like a landscape without borders, contained only by the echo of an aqueduct that whispers the story of another time. The dark materials of the shou sugi ban, which envelop the space in their tactile and visual embrace, contrast with the warmer-toned hardwoods like walnut and oak, which imbue the atmosphere with a tranquility that invites presence. Traditional and Mexican art pieces intertwine with contemporary works, woven in a play of contrasts that fills every corner with meaning, like a silent conversation between past and present.

Throughout the house, the interplay of contrasts unfolds: the luminosity of natural materials meets the soft shadows that embrace the more dramatic spaces. The living room, the heart of the house, opens to the exterior in a gesture that invites a connection with nature. The double-height space of glass and steel seems to dissolve the boundaries between inside and out, as if the house wanted the tree to touch its walls and the reflections of the forest to become part of the interior. This area, like a pause, becomes the threshold between two worlds: noise and calm, light and shadow. Here, the house begins to surrender to serenity, with a gentle tension, like the feeling of anticipation before rest. As the afternoon begins to wane, the dark tones of the house give way to a softer, more enveloping light. In the family area, the invitation is to find tranquility. Light filters through the spaces with a softness that transforms a journey through the house into an act of meditation, a slow and reflective stroll amidst textiles in sandy and light tones, which become a refuge for those seeking silence.

Here, every corner whispers an invitation to surrender to tranquility, to shed the unnecessary and yield to the unhurried passage of time. The rooms are configured as small, private universes, where the setting sun, filtered through curtains swaying in the breeze, casts shadows on the walls. The master bedroom, embraced by a large tree, opens onto a small terrace, an intimate corner that completes the cycle of the house, uniting the inhabitant with nature in its purest form.

The materiality of the house is not merely a play of textures, but a conversation between earth, time, and space. The tundra grey flooring, the silver travertine adorning the facade, and the woods that are repeated throughout the project not only create an atmosphere but also tell a story of balance. Each material has its own voice, yet all share a common tone. The raw, natural colors, in their simplicity, invite reflection, fostering the tranquility that characterizes the house's aura.

The interiors, designed by Aagnes, transcend mere functionality. Here, every object, every piece of furniture, has its place, and its presence is not only aesthetic but also emotional. The custom-designed interiors merge with art, where pieces from Guadalajara and contemporary works find harmony, creating a unique ambiance. All of this is enveloped in a constant dialogue with the surroundings: from every corner, there is always a view, a connection to nature that remains alive.