Casa Kani Ini by Taller Alberto Calleja
Casa Kani Ini is a house in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, by Taller Alberto Calleja. Set on a broad coastal plot in El Vigía, it responds to family life with a plan that breaks the program into smaller volumes, limiting impact on the site while keeping sea views, circulation, and privacy in careful balance.
About Casa Kani Ini
Casa Kani Ini is set on a 4,500 m² plot facing the sea in El Vigía, on the coast of Oaxaca. The house is shaped by a broad family program and a clear effort to keep its footprint light on the land.
Rather than gathering everything into one mass, the plan breaks the built area into several distributed structures. That decision gives the house a measured presence and keeps open lines between the volumes, the courtyard, and the surrounding landscape.
A continuous social and recreational nave fronts the beach and the Pacific Ocean. Supported by a mixed wood-and-concrete structure, it combines a single-sloped roof with a flat slab that holds a rooftop terrace above.
From there, the house opens to new vantage points. The elevated level extends the experience of the site, while the lower rooms remain tied to shade, breeze, and the changing light over the coast.
At the center, a green water courtyard links the different parts of the house. It works as a transition, adds privacy, and acts as the main distributor, giving the plan a clear organic core.
Bedrooms and service areas sit in six independent modules at the rear of the property. Staggered across the site, they form solid volumes connected only by circulation bridges, so the mass reads as fragments rather than one block.
That strategy helps the house settle into its setting with less disruption. The result is a plan that balances openness and separation, using distance, sequence, and careful placement to connect daily life with the coastal environment.
Photography by Cesar Belio
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