This concrete-and-wood composition is the latest residential offering by Apaloosa Estudio de Arquitectura y Diseño in Mexico. Photography: César Béjar

The abundance of year-round light in Mexico has been a boon for local architects, as each successive generation is becoming increasingly adept at finessing spaces that harness both its presence and, even more critically, its absence.

墨西哥全年灯火充足，这对当地建筑师来说是一件好事，因为每一代人都越来越善于巧妙地利用它的存在，甚至更重要的是，它的缺席。

As Luis Armando Gómez Solórzano, the director of Tuxtla Gutiérrez-based Apaloosa Estudio de Arquitectura y Diseño says, ‘everything is light in architecture, so knowing how to absorb it, sift it and distribute it is the architect’s great challenge.’

正如Tuxtla Gutiérrez公司的主管路易斯·阿曼多·戈麦斯·索洛扎诺(Luis Armando Gómez Solórzano)所说，“建筑中的一切都是轻盈的，所以知道如何吸收、筛选和分配它，是建筑师面临的巨大挑战。”

By any yardstick, it’s a challenge that he and his team have solved with admirable results in the Ataúlfo House, a spacious five-bedroom aerie in Castillo Tielmans, an old residential neighbourhood of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the capital of the south-east Mexican state of Chiapas.

无论用什么标准衡量，他和他的团队在阿塔LF奥大厦(AtaúLFO House)解决了这一挑战，这是卡斯蒂略·蒂尔曼(Castillo Tielmann)的一间宽敞的五卧室住宅，是墨西哥东南部恰帕斯州首府图斯特拉·古铁雷斯(Tuxtla Gutiérrez)的老住宅区。

The commission is located in the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the capital of the south-east Mexican state of Chiapas. Photography: César Béjar

该委员会位于墨西哥东南部恰帕斯州首府图斯特拉古铁雷斯市。摄影：塞萨尔·贝贾尔

Named for the mango tree that is indigenous to the area and which grows on its grounds, Ataúlfo House is a sensitive response to a number of site variables, among them, its proximity to the main road and the heat basin created by the path of the sun.

AtaúLFO House以该地区土生土长的芒果树命名，是对一些地点变量的敏感反应，其中包括靠近主干道和太阳路径所产生的热盆。

The challenge of designing the house, says Solórzano, was to passively optimise light and natural ventilation. To that end, a terrace of brick vaults and a façade of polyurethane and steel plates shield the house from the worst of the afternoon heat, whilst leaving the north façade open to prevailing winds and views of Tuxtla Gutiérrez and the rugged hills of Cañón del Sumidero.

Solórzano说，设计房子的挑战是被动地优化光线和自然通风。为此，一座砖拱顶和一层聚氨酯和钢板的外墙使房子免受下午最恶劣的酷暑，同时使北立面向风向开放，俯瞰Tuxtla Gutiérrez和崎岖的Caón del Sumidero山。

The interior space – highly vaulted to slow down the storage of heat – is washed in an alternating palette of filtered light and cool shade, the expansive mood accented by swathes of exposed reinforced concrete and structural steel, alongside warm panels of locally sourced huanacaxtle and parota timber.

室内空间-高度拱形，以减缓蓄热速度-是用过滤后的光线和冷光组成的交替调色板洗出来的，外露的钢筋混凝土和结构钢，加上来自当地的暖气板和帕罗塔木材，突出了这一广阔的气氛。

Ambient temperature and exterior noise are further regulated by a landscaping of regional trees and vegetation that forms natural sunshades and micro-climates amidst the long corridors and patios. All of which gives Ataúlfo House the kind of cooling measures which we are so fond of. §

环境温度和外部噪音是进一步调节区域树木和植被景观，形成自然遮阳和微气候，在漫长的走廊和庭院。所有这些都给了AtaúLFO之家一种我们非常喜欢的冷却措施。§

这所房子在卡斯蒂略·蒂尔曼附近是一间宽敞的、有五间卧室的住宅。摄影：塞萨尔·贝贾尔这所房子是卡斯蒂略·蒂尔曼附近一个宽敞的、五间卧室的怪圈。摄影：塞萨尔·贝贾尔

通过他们的设计，建筑师的目标是最大限度地利用自然光和通风。摄影：塞萨尔贝贾尔通过他们的设计，建筑师的目标是最大限度地利用自然光和通风。摄影：塞萨尔·贝贾尔

柱廊确保过滤的光和凉爽的阴影。摄影：塞萨尔Béjar A柱廊确保过滤的光线和凉爽的阴影。摄影：塞萨尔·贝贾尔

内部高度拱形，以减缓热量的储存。摄影：塞萨尔贝贾尔的内部是高度拱形的，以减缓热量的储存。摄影：塞萨尔·贝贾尔

木材与生混凝土形成鲜明的对比。摄影：塞萨尔·贝贾尔·木材与生混凝土形成鲜明对比，达到惊人的平衡。摄影：塞萨尔·贝贾尔