Casa Houlpoch is an old Yucatecan house from the end of the last century that gets its name from a snake from the region that regularly “visited” the property's ruins, designed by Mexican architecture firm Workshop. Behind its colonial facade, this house accommodates four bedrooms and a studio apartment, with a total of 315 square meters of construction.

The “meandering” with which the Casa Houlpoch stairs begin takes as inspiration the millenary staircase of the ancient temple of Kukulkán (Feathered Serpent and god in Mayan mythology) in Chichén Itzá, where at each equinox it can be observed as the deity (formed due to the effects of the light and the shadow that is generated), descends from the upper part of the temple.

In the central courtyard, a chukum pool surrounds the stone remains of an old colonial structure where a large tree generates a spectacular play of light and shadow with its frond, creating the perfect atmosphere to host an outdoor kitchen.

Upon entering the hall, we are welcomed by an old cast iron lamp (very common to observe in the nineteenth-century houses of the city) that hangs from the original metal beams that together with the white wooden beams embellish the high ceilings of the residence. The Livingroom, in pastel tones, has modern and casual furniture by Artesano, integrating greenery and pieces of art from Galería Urbana Blanquis, such as a playful Timoteo on the center table and a painting by Pedro Friedeberg above the sofa, crowning the space.

With a much simpler design, the master bedroom on the first level has a headboard made of pasta tiles on which a Neon Caron painting rests. The views from the bed, escape to the exterior thanks to the use of sliding glass doors at two opposite ends of the space, the first with a view of an interior garden and the second with a view of the pool.

At Casa Houlpoch we seek to respect and rescue the historical values of Yucatecan colonial architecture, combining them with contemporary details and volumes; and with the comforts of today's life, in a reinterpretative, pure and sober way, creating different atmospheres to relax and to enjoy the outdoors in the warm peninsular climate.