The top floor master bedroom suite of Villa Buena Suerte is reaching full height. This bedroom will have a large brick boveda dome ceiling. The almost complete brick boveda barrel vault in the entry foyer can be seen in this photo.

The workers have reached ceiling height in the top floor master bedroom suite. You can also see the back row of high clerestory windows that run across both side of the living and dining area in this home.

Villa Estancia’s flat roof sections have been completed and you can see the ends of the high clerestory peaked roof behind the garage. On the left you can see the dome of the completed brick boveda ceiling in bedroom #3, and the start of the large brick boveda dome that will be over the library in this home. The special terracotta bricks used by the boveda builders are stacked in the garage.

Almost defying gravity, none of us can figure out what keeps the bricks in place while the mortar is wet. This is a true art and craft. There are very few Boveda Maestros in Mexico and their workmanship is highly prized and a sign of a high quality home.

The photo shows the completed brick Boveda dome in bedroom #3 of Villa Estancia. What a piece of art!

Villa Bahia Vista’s middle bedroom suite is ready to have it’s concrete floor poured.

You can see the plumbing lines being installed in the bathroom floor. The wood forms support the heavy grid of steel rebar. Where you see the boards missing, are places where large structural contra-trave or horizontal concrete and steel structural beams are formed. All of this will be poured at the same time, tying the structural support beams and actual floor steel and concrete together in one very strong piece.

The hillside along the outside of the new concrete retaining wall receives additional concrete protection from rainwater erosion. A new “cuneta” or drainage runway is being created to carry run-off and protect the landscaping and hillside.

There are many species of native Mexican orchids. This tiny green and purple gem has decided it’s time to put on its annual display. The plant has many stocks of individual flower sprays. While not as showy as some of the larger orchid species, the flowers are amazing.

The foundation for Villa Bahia Vista continues to rise. This week you can see the walls around the middle bedroom and bathroom level of the home.

Villa Buena Suerte’s main roof section above the living room, dining room and kitchen is being formed and will be poured in the week ahead. The walls around the Tuscan style stairway tower are at full height and will receive a gabled roof soon.

The entry courtyard into Villa Buena Suerte has a wall fountain on the left. This view looks toward the front door. Inside the foyer is another fountain with a glass door wall that opens to the view.

This is a view toward the edge of the infinity pool of Villa Buena Suerte. The covered terrace will have decorative columns supporting the tile roof.

The Master Bedroom suite of Villa Buena Suerte received its beautiful brick boveda domed ceiling this past week.

Looking down on Villa Buena Suerte from lot #11, you can see the brick boveda domed ceiling of the top floor master bedroom suite and the row of clerestory windows in the double height living and dining room ceiling.

This is a view from Villa Estancia’s living room, looking out toward the pool and the Pacific Ocean. A covered terrace and generous open sun terrace will expand the living space of this home.

One of the most wonderful rooms in Villa Estancia is the library, so nothing less than a spectacular, huge brick boveda domed ceiling would fit such a great room. Notice the detail in the ceiling. The Mexican craftsmen are truly masters of this rare and highly prized art form.

The square opening will be filled with decorative wrought iron as well as the rectangular gated opening leading into the courtyard of Villa Estancia. Notice the view through the house looking out toward the Pacific.

This is a view from inside the wall courtyard of Villa Estancia toward the front door. The courtyard space will feature a long wall fountain as well as shade trees.

A view looking toward the beautiful hand carved Cantera fountain inside Buena Vista’s entry. The new road pavers are stacked and ready to go down.

The hillside in front of Vida del Mar’s office has had a 300 foot long Xora (Red Jasmine) hedge and over 250 bougainvillea planted along the lower rock retaining wall.

The pool shell and terrace level of house #9 was formed and poured this past week. The view is out into Santiago Bay.

House #7 received it’s Tuscan gabled roof on the stairway tower. Beautiful Cero de Toro and the Lagoon de Juluapan can be seen in the background

The infinity pool shell for house #8 has an incredible water view too. It looks across the lagoon and into Santiago Bay. The Pacific Ocean can also be seen from the terrace and pool to the west.

House #15 has it’s finished exterior plaster completed. Soon the terracotta roof tiles will start to go down. It was a postcard day for views and the Pacific is in the background.

Villa Buena Suerte nears completion. The terracotta roof tile has been installed and finish exterior painting has begun.

Carpenters install the decorative beam-ends under the overhang of the tile roof.

Inside the home decorative beams and corbels have been installed in the living room and dining room areas.

A unique and intricate bow-pattern brick boveda ceiling has been completed in the master bedroom of Villa Bahia Vista.

The finish plasterwork has been completed on the pool shell for Villa Estancia and soon it will receive the glass mosaic cobalt blue tile the owner’s selected.

Another view of Villa Buena Suerte as workers install Cantera stone window trim on the Tuscan style tower upper window.

On the covered terrace of Villa Buena Suerte the stone installers work on the pieces that surround the large fireplace.

Looking from the entrance foyer across the huge living and dining room out onto the covered terrace and pool area of this home.

Villa Estancia (house #15) received decorative wood beams on the bottom of the covered terrace roof.