Rancho San Simón

rancho san simón
Architecture / Decoration / Edible Landscaping / Natural Pools

valle de bravo, state of mexico

Previously the land was a deforested agricultural lot with plenty of grass.
Or proposal was to regain fertility, create levels and harvest and distribute water more efficiently. We made ponds, reservoirs, natural pools and cisterns as well as drains and flow patterns for the water to get to the plants and landscaping.

Large excavations and earthworks were carried out, which were used to level the terraces, giving them their own character, and more mystery to the old pasture esplanade.  Some of the slopes were densified to retain the land with roots.  Others were retained with stone walls and semi desert gardens.  On the more moderate slopes flower meadows were planted. Architectural leisure areas that include outdoor living spaces, sauna, an ice-cold bath tub and a pizza oven were integrated.

The rest of the landscaping is an edible ecosystem with more than a hundred varieties of fruit trees, nuts, cooking and medical herbs, nitrogen fixing plants, pollinator attractors, biomass accumulators and other aromatic and ornamental plants.

Other areas were planted in the spirit of the neighboring oak, pine ecosystem mix.