"Quetzalcoatl's Nest". The most psychedelic house in Mexico is now available for rent on Airbnb

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There is a special place in the north of the famous city of Mexico - a picturesque park of surrealist sculptures. About ten years ago, the famous apologist of organic architecture, Javier Senosian, built a condominium here in the form of a huge snake, called it Nido de Quetzalcoatl or "Quetzalcoatl's Nest"

For construction, he chose a plot of 5000 square meters with an extremely irregular topography: ravines, hills, half-destroyed caves and natural tunnels that dotted the slopes. In addition, the author wanted not a single tree to be harmed in the process.

The author of the project himself, architect Javier Senosian, on the tail of Quetzalcoatl

One of the caves, 50 meters long and 6 meters wide, is perfectly preserved. It served as the starting point for the entire project. "Once I thought that the mouth of the cave resembled a snake's head with an open mouth. We created a scale model and noticed that it really resembles a twisting snake, which, like a "diver", now enters and then exits the earth. We added a "tail" to it and called it Quetzalcoatl in honor of the ancient Aztec deity," says Javier Senosian.

 

The prototype for the shape of the building was the deity of the ancient Aztecs - Quetzalcoatl, depicted in the form of a feathered snake

"Quetzalcoatl's nest" does not look like a typical residential house, but rather like a fairy-tale scenery or a huge playground. Outside, the concrete structure is painted with a psychedelic combination of shades of blue, green, purple and orange. Inside there are ten apartments, contrasting with the bright exterior "color" with a white palette and honey-colored wood trim.

"Quetzalcoatl's nest" does not look like a typical residential house, but rather like a fairy-tale scenery or a huge children's playground

Now one of them is being rented out on the Mexican Airbnb service. Capacity - 8 people. It offers guests five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a laundry room. And also full access to the garden and sculptures, and the park is soon planned to be closed to public visitors, leaving it only for the residents of the house and their guests. A night here will cost 4200 Mexican pesos (about $220).

Outside, the concrete structure is painted with a psychedelic combination of shades of blue, green, purple and orange

The residential complex occupies a plot of 5 square meters. m in a picturesque park

Inside the "Nest" are ten apartments with rooms for servants, there is also a separate parking lot on the flat part of the site

The interior of the premises is built on the contrast of the bright outer shell, white walls and wood finish of a warm honey shade

Dining room area

Cinema room

Kitchen in one of the apartments

Bedroom

Fragment of a bathroom

Fragment of a bathroom

The entire design of the site is subject to the "feathered snake" theme

The tail of the "feathered serpent"

Plot plan with a serpentine house. View from above

General view

Concrete construction outside
"Quetzalcoatl's nest" has little resemblance to a typical residential house, rather to fairy-tale scenery or a huge playground of the Cuaztecs - Quetzalcoatl, depicted in the form of a feathered snake
General view
The interior of the premises is built on the contrast of the bright outer shell, white walls and wooden parts of a warm honey shade
The prototype for the shape of the building was the deity of the ancient Aztecs - Quetzalcoatl, depicted in the form of a feathered snake
Head of the "feathered serpent"
План участка со змеевидным домом. Вид сверху
The entire design of the site is subject to the "feathered snake" theme
Kitchen in one of the apartments
Cinema room
Inside the "Nest" there are ten apartments with rooms for servants, there is also a separate parking lot
Dining room area

Photo: Arquitectura Orgánica/ Javier Senosiain