galleryRancho Paraiso: Building Our House in MexicoThe following are photos of our ranch near San Miguel de Allende, in Guanajuato, Mexico. Getting to know the land, designing our house and learning how to live and build 'green' will be a years long project. The following is a diary of our ongoing experience. |
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Week 7 In House, View 1, July 2009 |
Week 7 In House, View 2, July 2009 |
Week 7 In House, View 3, July 2009 |
Week 7 In House, View 4, July 2009 |
Week 7 In House, View 5, July 2009 |
Week 7 In House, View 6, July 2009 |
Week 7 In House, View 7, July 2009 |
Week 7 In House, View 8, July 2009 |
Week 7 In House, View 9, July 2009 |
Week 7 In House, View 10, July 2009 |
Week 7 In House, View 11, July 2009 |
Week 7 In House, View 12, July 2009 |
Week 7 In House, View 13, July 2009 |
Week 7 In House, View 14, July, 2009 |
HOUSE IS FINISHED! , May 28, 2009
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Werner (Architect) &Paige, (on P's birthday), 2009 |
Interior View 1, Late May 2009 |
Interior View 2, Late May 2009 |
Interior Views 3, Late May 2009 |
Terrace Views 1, May 2009 |
Terrace Views 2, Late May 2009 |
Downstairs, Southeast corner, 2009 |
Front steps leading to house, Late May 2009 |
A small rock border, Late May 2009 |
Special rocks, Late May 2009 |
Spcial Rocks 2, 2009 |
Down below, Late May 2009 |
Rock truck, Late May 2009 |
Rock, Late May 2009 |
Laying the rock, Late May 2009 |
Progress of the rock slope, Late May 2009 |
View looking up, Late May 2009 |
So Close, May 2009 |
Widespread, Late May 2009 |
Early April Views 1, 2009 |
Early April Views 2, 2009 |
Early April Views 4, 2009 |
Early April Views 5, 2009 |
Early April Views 6, 2009 |
Early April Views 7, 2009 |
Early April Views 8, 2009 |
Early February Views 2, 2009 |
Early February Views 3, 2009 |
Early February Views 4, 2009 |
Early February Views 5, 2009 |
Early February Views 6, 2009 |
Late January Views 1, 2009 |
Late January Views 2, 2009
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Late January Views 3, January 2009 |
Late January Views 4, January 2009 |
Late January Views 5, January 2009 |
Late January Views 6, January 2009 |
Late January Views 7, January 2009 |
Late January Views 8, January 2009 |
Early January Views 1, 2009
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Early January Views b, 2009 |
Early January Views c, 2009 |
Early January Views 2, 2009 |
Early January Views 3, 2009 |
Early January Views 4, 2009 |
Early January Views 5, 2009 |
Early January Views a, 2009 |
Early January Views 6, 2009 |
Early January Views 7, 2009 |
Early January Views 8, 2009 |
Early January Views 9, 2009 Master bath and dressing room. Carpentry is going in. |
Early January Views 10, 2009 |
Early January Views 11, 2009 View from terrace outside bedroom, looking down our road to Donna and Kelly's house. |
December Views 6, 2008 , |
December Views 1, |
December Views 3, |
November Views 1, |
November Views 2, |
November Views 3, |
November Views 4, |
November Views 5, |
October 31 Views 2, |
October 31 Views 3, |
October 2008 Views 1, |
October 2008 Views 2, |
October 2008 Views 3, |
October 2008 Views 5, |
Public access road to our land / Beginning of Diary, March 2005 |
View Looking West, August 2005 |
View Looking Southwest, August 2005 |
View Looking East, August 2005 |
View looking Northeast, August 2005 |
Cactus, August 2005 |
Dowser, April 2007 |
Paige and the Dowser, April 2007 |
Barb, Scott and Tim, April 2007 |
Lulu, Donna, Leah, Barb and Paige, April 2007 |
A view from the bottom looking up, July 2007 |
Scorched Cactus, July 2007 |
Werner, July 2007 |
Casita , August 2007 |
Casita & Cistern, August 2007 |
Deciding where to put the road, August 2007 |
Starting the Road, August 2007 |
Cobblestones, August 2007 |
Werner & Tomas, August 2007 |
Solar, Late August, 2007 |
First view of Casita, Late August 2007 |
Casita construction side view, Late August 2007 |
Paige and Danny in Casita, Late August, 2007 |
Looking up at Casita, Late August 2007 |
Looking Out Casita Windows, Late August 2007 |
View from Casita Kitchen, September 2007 |
Progress on Casita and Road, September 2007, |
Kelly & Donna, |
Designing the house, cut away views -DRAFTS, October - November, 2007 |
Designing the house, First Floor View, December 2007 |
Designing the house, Ground Foor, December 2007
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Deciding site on land for house, December 2007 |
Orienting the direction of the house, December 2007 |
Paige, Werner and Gerardo, December 2007 |
Marking the direction of the house, December 2007 |
House construction Phase I, Jan-Feb 2008 |
House construction , January 2008 |
East view, January 2008 |
Terrace, February 2008 |
February Progress, February 2008 |
Agave, February 2008 |
Lily and Sammy, February 2008 |
Front View , April 2008 |
Bedroom corner looking West, April 2008 |
Terrace West end, April 2008 Underneath the water feature is a cistern that will capture rain water. Luna, our friend's dog, loves her new pool! |
Adobe and slate, April 2008 |
Roof Structure, April 2008 |
Front View from our road, May 2008 |
East Corner from driveway, May 2008 |
View of East Side, May 2008 |
South East Corner, May 2008 |
View from inside B's studio, May 2008 |
Lower Level, Backside of House, May 2008 |
South West Corner, May 2008 |
West Side, May 2008 |
North West Corner, May 2008 |
Front Entrance, May 2008 |
Living Room View South, May 2008
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Dining Room Looking West, May 2008 |
Living Room towards Dining Room, May 2008 |
In Kitchen Looking West, May 2008 |
Kitchen and Pantry, May 2008 |
View from Bathroom Windows, May 2008 |
Bathroom looking towards Bedroom, May 2008 |
Stairs to Bedroom and Lower Level, May 2008 |
Bedroom View, Terrace, May 2008 |
Looking in from Terrace, May 2008 |
New Views 1, August 2008
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New Views 2, August 2008 |
New Views 3, August 2008 |
New Views 4, August 2008 |
New Views 5, August 2008 |
New Views 6, August 2008 |
New Views 7, August 2008 |
Paige on the terrace, Late June 2008
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East Side, Late June 2008 |
Concrete Color Tests, Late June 2008
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Mixing Cement Colors, June 2008 |
Roof is on- North East View, June 2008 |
Roof is on - East View, June 2008 |
Roof is on - West View, June 2008 |
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