In harmony with its surroundings along the coast of Mexico, this vacation home embraces beauty as well as durability. Custom concrete walls matched to the color of local sand were poured in lifts to create a unique wavy texture that shifts as the light changes throughout the day. “As you approach the property,” notes Sharon Okada, Senior Project Ma...
Project name
Baja Beach House
Architecture firm
Walker Warner Architects
Location
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Photography
Douglas Friedman
Principal architect
Greg Warner
Design team
Senior Project Manager: Sharon Okada. Architectural Staff: Anja Hämäläinen
Collaborators
Cabo Development
Landscape
Lutsko Associates
Construction
Cabo Development
Typology
Residential › House
Casa L13, situated in Mexico City, exemplifies spatial organization and structural dynamics. The architectural match arises from a keen interest in maximizing the inflow of natural light into the interior.
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Jaime Navarro
Principal architect
Benjamín Romano
Material
Concrete, Steel, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The El Torón Reserve is located on the coast of Oaxaca on a 30-hectare site that was voluntarily designated for conservation. The care of this territory, its flora and fauna, as well as the understanding of how to intervene in it, is what allows us to call it a "reserve" and what establishes the basis for the projects that are proposed within it.
Architecture firm
IUA Ignacio Urquiza Arquitectos
Location
Mazunte, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photography
Estudio Urquiza – Ignacio Urquiza
Principal architect
Ignacio Urquiza Seoane
Design team
Ignacio Urquiza Seoane, Michela Lostia di Santa Sofía, Anaís Casas
Interior design
Ana Paula De Alba (apda), Sacha Bourgarel
Completion year
June, 2021
Civil engineer
Bio-e, Alejandro Lirusso
Structural engineer
Ricardo Camacho
Construction
Alonso García Cano, Santiago Gaxiola
Material
Stone, Brick, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Oliva is a residential project located in Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of Mexico, which is composed of 40 lots of 5,000 m2 each. The design process for this development was based on the respect for its location, preserving each of the existing elements and designing around them. The house is an integral part of its context: it seems to be born from...
Project name
Oliva House (Casa Oliva)
Location
Atizapán, State of Mexico, Mexico
Photography
Jaime Navarro, Rafael Gamo
Principal architect
Yuri Zagorin Alazraki
Collaborators
Humberto Ricalde, Michelle López, Eugenia Pérez, Guillermo Arenas, Jesse Rafael Méndez
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
The design of this vegan restaurant and supermarket aims to convey a fresh and modern aesthetic while adhering to principles of sustainability and environmental responsibility. The spaces have been conceived to reflect the brand's philosophy and reference the ever-changing world we live in.
Architecture firm
Alfille Arquitectos
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Principal architect
Moises Alfille, Rodrigo Rodriguez Muñoz De Cote
Design team
Moises Alfille, Rodrigo Rodriguez Muñoz De Cote
Interior design
Moises Alfille, Rodrigo Rodriguez Muñoz De Cote
Visualization
Moises Alfille
Material
Terrazo, OSB, pine, Sunbrella
Typology
Commercial › Retail, Restaurant and Market
The house located in the Baja California Desert, Mexico, stands out for its unique and harmonious architectural design. Developed on an irregular plot of 229 m2, the 144 m2 residence cleverly takes advantage of the complex terrain to create a powerful and timeless structure.
Project name
Casa Esquina
Architecture firm
Diego Dican
Location
Ensenada, Mexico
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Diego Díaz
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
When work began on this small house and after a thorough historical research, it was concluded that there are few places in Mexico with a constructive identity as strong as Guanajuato. This is clearly reflected in its architecture, kitchen utensils, aqueducts, legends, even in its heroes such as the Pípila, who carries a huge rock on his back so th...
Project name
Casa Enso II
Architecture firm
HW STUDIO
Location
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
Principal architect
Rogelio Vallejo Bores
Design team
Oscar Didier Ascencio Castro, Nik Zaret Cervantes Ordaz
Client
Cem Turgu y Adriana Alegria
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Cinco, located in the city of Pachuca, seeks to integrate harmoniously into the urban fabric of a city that has adapted to the needs and expectations of contemporary lifestyle, taking advantage of its dynamism and connectivity with the capital of the country.
Architecture firm
SAVE Arquitectos
Location
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Design team
Agustín Vera Valencia, Israel San Román de la Torre, Juan Carlos Blanco Silva, Eduardo Valencia Alamilla, Juan Arrieta Marín, Fernanda Ventura
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
