Located minutes from the Jardin of San Miguel de Allende in the boutique community of La Cañada, this American architect-owner designed and built this four-year-old home called Casa Vista de la Presa mixing U.S. amenities buyers search for—one-level living, open great-room plans, open entertainment-style kitchens—with unique architect-designed solar features: three sun rooms boasting winter heat gain and summer heat-chimney cooling, eight solar electricity panels, and solar water heating.

Upon entering the canyon-boveda foyer and hall—a perfect art gallery—the private master suite boasts an adjacent solar-room office, fireplace, massive walk-in closet—Imelda Marcos would be proud!—and naturally-lit dual-sink tub/shower master bath with an insulated Jacuzzi fed from solar hot water. The opposite end of the home opens to a fireplace-anchored great-room living and dining space—warmed by wood floors and topped with a crystal chandelier—that flows through multiple French doors to an 80 M2 covered lake-view canyonside terrace in one direction and across a natural mesquite bar to the open Teka-appliance kitchen, opposite, boasting a custom pewter sink and fire-red Corian solid-surface countertops. Flowing off the kitchen is another sun room, this one a media room, and the combination oversized pantry and laundry room. Downstairs a guest bath and a separate-entrance kitchenette-equipped casita—complete with fireplace-anchored living room—both share another house-wide canyon-view terrace.

The array of technical amenities for this fully-fenced estate range from an R-50-insulated roof, whole-house security and water filtration, covered electric-door carport, storage, custom 12-foot tall French doors and custom carved front door, and multiple gardens and fountain. This was an architect’s personal dream, tour it virtually online or with me and let it become your dream too!