Casa Jesús y Ulrike, Malinalco, Estado De México house

Casa Jesús y Ulrike Malinalco, State of Mexico real estate project, modern Mexican property photos

Jesús & Ulrike House in Mexico

1 May 2026

Architecture: MCxA

Location: Malinalco, Estado De México, Mexico

Photos: Rafael Gamo

Jesús & Ulrike House, MX, Mexico building news

Casa Jesús y Ulrike recipient of the Green Good Design Award 2026, is an award-winning net-zero retirement residence conceived as a near-complete autonomous living system — where architecture, landscape, and infrastructure converge into a single, disciplined whole. Designed for endurance, ecological integrity, and independence from external networks, the project sets a new benchmark for sustainable residential design.

The house operates entirely off-grid, harvesting and managing its own water, treating wastewater on-site, and harnessing solar energy through both thermal and photovoltaic systems for domestic heating and electricity generation.

Satellite connectivity preserves modern communication without compromising autonomy. Together, these integrated strategies allow the residence to operate within ecological time — attuned to seasonal rhythms and environmental cycles rather than conventional infrastructural dependencies.

Spatially, the design is organized around a commanding central corridor that unifies four distinct enclosed programs: primary bedroom, guest bedroom, kitchen, and television room.

This spine establishes a legible, accessible floor plan while simultaneously framing deliberate visual connections between interior life and the surrounding landscape — dissolving the boundary between the built and the natural.

Casa Jesús y Ulrike is not simply a house. It is a precise, living system — a model for how architecture can age gracefully, tread lightly, and endure.

Spatially, a central corridor unifies four distinct programs — primary bedroom, guest bedroom, kitchen, and television room — establishing a legible, accessible floor plan while framing deliberate visual connections between interior life and the surrounding landscape.