This project consists of the design of a 700 m² seafood restaurant located in the “La Marquesa” forest in Toluca, State of Mexico. The Restaurant was conceptualized taking as reference the tail jump of the whales, the catenary of the whole place will be supported by a steel structure and tensioned cables.
Project name
Ballena Negra
Architecture firm
Aldo Elihú Avila Ayala
Location
Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Aldo Elihú Avila Ayala
Visualization
Aldo Elihú Avila Ayala
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The project is based on a raised platform, which allows it to position itself as the main volume in the hierarchy, becoming the heart of the space. This area, “The Clubhouse” is projected with the purpose of achieving a sequence of interrelated communal spaces.
Project name
Amenities Residencial La Palma
Architecture firm
Taller David Dana
Location
Col. Bosques de las Lomas, Mexico City, Mexico
Principal architect
David Dana
Design team
Alonso San Vicente, Nicolás Quintana
Collaborators
David Dana, Martín Cruz, Alonso San Vicente, Nicolás Quintana
Interior design
David Dana, Nicolás Quintana
Material
Stone, wood, concrete, steel, glass
Client
Residencial La Palma
Typology
Residential › House
Located in the Condesa neighborhood on Nuevo León avenue. The project consists of the remodeling of a two-level restaurant whose main objective was to redefine the image of the place and organize the existing architectural program.
Project name
Green Grass Condesa Restaurant
Architecture firm
Taller David Dana
Location
Col. Hipodromo Condesa, Mexico City
Photography
Jaime Navarro
Principal architect
David Dana
Design team
David Dana Cohen, Nicolás Quintana
Interior design
Taller David Dana
Collaborators
Nicolas Quintana, José de la Cruz, Martin Cruz, Marco Angeles
Construction
Taller David Dana
Lighting
Taller David Dana
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Conceptual project for organic chapel in Mexico, it is formed with a series of network of transparent plastic tubes that let the sun's rays pass to the followers.
Project name
Conceptual Plastic Chapel
Architecture firm
Aldo Elihú Avila Ayala
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, V-ray
Principal architect
Aldo Elihú Avila Ayala
Design team
H7 Mantenimiento Y Construcción
Visualization
Aldo Elihú Avila Ayala
Typology
Religious Architecture, Chapel
Conceptual project for organic modern art museum located in the ruins of Mexico City to contrast ancient architecture with modern.
Project name
Conceptual Modern Art Museum Mexico
Architecture firm
Aldo Elihú Avila Ayala
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, V-ray
Design team
H7 Mantenimiento Y Construcción
Visualization
Aldo Elihú Avila Ayala
ROMA Rooftop comprises an outdoor space transformed into the rooftop of an existing residential building, which seeks to create a calm and habitable space for the upper terrace of an apartment in Mexico City's Roma neighborhood.
Project name
Roma Rooftop
Architecture firm
Marc Pascal ODA
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Camila Cossio, Maureen Evans
Principal architect
Marc Pascal Pontón
Collaborators
Carlos Resendíz (1st stage)
Environmental & MEP engineering
Landscape
Aldaba Jardines / Thalía Davidoff
Typology
Residential › Apartment, Rooftop
The project was in charge of FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise; a global architecture and industrial design firm founded by Fernando Romero, whose commitment to translating historic, social, economic, and environmental contexts into contemporary urban destinations has generated a positive impact in cities and communities.
Project name
Kering Mexico
Architecture firm
FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise
Location
Avenida Ejército Nacional 674, Polanco, Polanco III Sección, Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Camila Cossio
Principal architect
Fernando Romero
Design team
Fernando Romero, Mauricio Ceballos, Liliana Viveros, Fernando Talamantes, Armando Montiel, César López, José María Padilla
Collaborators
L+F Ilumiación, Saad Acustica, Tridim, Three
Interior design
Monserrat Padilla
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Walls: Pasta Lisso, Corev, Pintura Vinimex Toledano K05-07, Comex Floor: Hoeebeek Blanc, Tekno Step Ceiling: SoundRey R15/30 N1, Panel Rey
Typology
Commercial › Office
FR-EE: Design for a class-A tower on the most important traffic artery in Mexico City, Paseo de la Reforma. A 1.5-acre site with plans for a 73-level, 145,000 m2 tower with an additional 10 levels below ground. A series of zones create interstitial spaces for perspectives and views to the outside throughout the entire building.
Project name
Torre Puerta Reforma (Saba)
Architecture firm
FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise
Location
Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico
Principal architect
Fernando Romero
Design team
Mauricio Ceballos, Salvador López Polo, Alan Parra, Zuzanna Walczak, Victor Hugo Mendoza, Argentina Sotelo, Samantha Salgado, Karla Jazmín Gutierrez, Erick López, Marina Edurne Morales, Octavio Moreno, Brenda Muñiz, Alma Delia Nazario, Sergio Rebelo, Unai Artetxe, Joao Urbano, Lucas Velle, Celia Julve, Nicolle Hazard, Xiang Ao, Pierre Tairouz, Hangning Zhou, Nicholas Dolan, Daniela Gallo, Moss Owen Palmer, Marta Rodrigues
Typology
Mixed-use building