Desert Villa

Desert Villa A year of light Arena Sonora Studio

Project notes

Single-family residence · Altar Desert, Sonora

August 10 · 17:40 · 22°C Rainy season

How the house breathes

Direct solar gain, 12–16h

−38% vs. facade without brise-soleil

Passive nighttime cooling

Thermal mass releases 64% of the day's heat

This moment

55% passive cooling

One fixed camera. Four seasons. We watch how the villa ages with the light — before a single stone is set.