
This project tries to create a competitive and viable house typology for low to middle income families.
The plot is located within a sub-urban area of General Zuazua in Nuevo Leon State. It has a standard measure of 7m x 15m. The local government and most of the real state developers in the area set this measurement.
As a social architecture project, the construction methodology pursues an active participation of the future users, as happen with the householder to be a constriction worker. This way they start setting roots, being responsible and committed with the development of the project.


The dinning and living room are located in the free space of the first floor. The stair box leaves some free space where the furniture of the living room and kitchen can be stored. Productive activity as groceries store or another commerce could be run in this space.
A lateral box is placed in the other side and stores the hydro sanitary and electric installations and also the stairs.
The private area is located in the second floor with a family room and two independent rooms. One side of this level has an enclosure made by doors allowing the user to regulate the privacy, lighting and ventilation in the rooms. Opposite to this, a more open enclosure in the lower level is linked with the side yard.

Casa Caja, Monterrey, Mexico
Program: Single-family Social Housing
Architects: S-AR + Comunidad Vivex
Project Team: Cesar Guerrero, Ana Cecilia Garza, Carlos Flores, Maria Sevilla
Contributors: Alejandra Rivero, Silvia Rodriguez, Berenice Reyna
Construction: Mr. Jesus Galvan, co-workers, friends and family
Client: Galvan Martinez Family
Area: 110 sqm
Completion: 2013