The challenge of the project was to design "... a studio that does not see the house, and a house that does not see the studio." The house is immersed in a country context, where a piece of land is located, among beech trees. The design is conceived from the premise of not touching any tree.
Project name
Black House (Casa Negra)
Architecture firm
ArquitectónicA
Location
Consolapan, Coatepec, Veracruz
Photography
Raúl Meza Yarmuch, Valentina Aguilera Yarmuch
Principal architect
Cecilia Yarmuch, Alejandro Aguilera
Design team
Cecilia Yarmuch + Alejandro Aguilera
Collaborators
Reynaldo Martínez, Sergio Amante
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Photographer Naser Nader Ibrahim recently photographed the fanciful home designed by the renowned architect Danilo Veras Godoy in conjunction with the owner and her young children, one of several nestled in the cloud forest on the outskirts of Xalapa, Veracruz.
Project name
Casa de Los Milagros (House of Miracles)
Architecture firm
Danilo Veras Godoy
Location
Zoncuantla, Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico
Photography
Naser Nader Ibrahim
Principal architect
Danilo Veras Godoy
Material
Ferrocement, earth-colored mosaic glass, wood, glass
Construction
Local workers
Typology
Residential › House
The Mexican architecture firm Rafael Pardo Arquitectos led by Rafael Pardo Ramos has recently completed Zoncuantla Apartments, a seven storey residential building located on the outskirts of Coatepc city, Veracruz, Mexico.
Project name
Zoncuantla Apartments
Architecture firm
Rafael Pardo Arquitectos
Location
Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico
Photography
Naser Nader Ibrahim
Principal architect
Rafael Pardo Ramos
Built area
50 m² (4844 ft²)
Site area
760 m² (8180 ft²)
Interior design
Rafael Pardo Arquitectos
Environmental & MEP engineering
Rafael Pardo Arquitectos
Structural engineer
Rafael Gonzalo Jorge Zaldo Martínez
Construction
Rafael Pardo Arquitectos
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Dji Mavic Pro
Typology
Residential › Apartments
The Xalapa based architecture studio Rafael Pardo Arquitectos has designed "Casa Oyamel" that located in Xalapa, Veracruz, México.
Project description by the architects:
Oyamel emerges from the earth, shyly facing the street yet turning boldly towards the Cofre de Perote and the Pico de Orizab...
