Quetzalcoatl's Nest - Snake Shaped Housing Complex

Quetzalcoatl's Nest (Spanish: Nido de Quetzalcoatl) is a condominium in Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico City, Mexico, shaped like the legendary flying serpent representing the Mexican deity Quetzalcoatl.

Designed by Mexican architect Javier Senosiain, it has a set of 10 houses built in an area of 5,000 square metres. The area which was full of slopes and ravines with trees presented a challenge to the architect who finally came up with a serpentine design retaining 98% of green space on the ground.

Main structure which houses the individual apartments is two stories high with a height of 6.50 meters and width of 8.60 meters. Each apartment has an approximate area of 180 square meters.

One of the cave in the area measuring 6 x 50 meters was turned into an impressive, multi-colored head of the serpent, providing a scenic view of the whole canyon. The winding boundary wall of the property which  follows the natural curves that border the terrain is in the shape narrow serpents with unexpected turns. The project was started in 2005 and completed in 2008.

View from main road;

Image Source: Google Street View

Image from Flickr is copyright © DeliaI. and included here after due permission.

Image from Flickr is copyright © DeliaI. and included here after due permission.

Image from Flickr is copyright © DeliaI. and included here after due permission.

Image from Flickr is copyright © DeliaI. and included here after due permission.

Image from Flickr is copyright © DeliaI. and included here after due permission.

Image from Flickr is copyright © DeliaI. and included here after due permission.

Image from Flickr is copyright © DeliaI. and included here after due permission.

Image from Flickr is copyright © DeliaI. and included here after due permission.

View from the side road

Image Source: Google Street View

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Source of info and more info/images: Urbarama / Official Website of Architect Javier Senosiain.

Incidentally the Nautilus House covered by me earlier is also located nearby and same was also designed by Javier Senosiain.

Credits: I am thankful to DeliaI. for granting me permission to use images from her Flickr Photostream which also has several more images of the Nest. Thank you DeliaI.