In the upper part of the town of Valle de Bravo, Casa Valle is built on a terrain with irregular topography and complex polygonal features. After a steep ascent, vertical planes of glass, steel, and wood emerge between pine trunks. Above them, a concrete platform projects in front of the tree canopies, hovering over a rocky slope with its vegetation.

The project explores a specific mode of architectural intervention based not on the incorporation of complex technology, but on the precise reinterpretation of traditional construction systems to generate new spatial, environmental, and programmatic conditions. The central operation, entitled Tejar cielo, consists of constructing an active roof plane from a single system, combining opaque ceramic tiles and glass tiles without altering the geometric or constructive logic of the whole. The roof ceases to be a mere enclosing element and becomes a device capable of filtering natural light, registering the passage of time, and defining a changing atmosphere for the space it shelters.

Perched on a plateau nestled deep within the forest, this cabin serves as both a sanctuary for relaxation and a hub for gathering. The project is located in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge—a vast, wild territory in the Argenteuil region situated along the Ottawa River, midway between Montreal and Ottawa. Designed as a direct response to the landscape and the Nordic climate, the project prioritizes a compact, durable, and discreet form. Its pale grey wood cladding provides a sober materiality, allowing it to blend seamlessly into the forest throughout the changing seasons.

For DB Studios, architecture is not only about building, but about belonging. It is about creating a situated practice, one that responds to its context, its people, and its local identity, expressed through materials, color, and spatial decisions. In this sense, design becomes a way of articulating a language rooted in its context and shaped by the people it serves.