The chinampas, a pre-Hispanic farming system created by the Mexicas, represent a sustainable agricultural method that takes advantage of the natural fertility of the wetlands in the Valley of Mexico. Inspired by this ancestral technique, the Arca Tierra project seeks to preserve and reactivate the chinampas, promoting agroecological and local produ...
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Alejandro Ramírez Orozco, Noel Higareda
Principal architect
Jachen Schleich, Sana Frini
Design team
Santiago Sitten, Eduardo Silva, Lucia Pells
Lighting
Locus, Estudio Nuumbra
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Oaxaca 88, located in the Condesa neighborhood of Mexico City, is a mixed-use building that blends harmoniously into a vibrant urban setting. The project features 26 residential units and a ground floor commercial space, distributed across two interconnected volumes linked by a central vertical circulation core.
Architecture firm
CCA | Bernardo Quinzaños, IP STUDIO / Ivanka V Pichardo
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Ricardo de la Concha
Principal architect
Bernardo Quinzaños
Design team
Victor Zúñiga, Keren Espinoza
Interior design
Ivanka V Pichardo
Construction
Abisal Construcciones
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › Apartments
The first request, from this young couple of professionals without children, was a conventional 2-bedroom house, without major pretensions. However, that possibility did not at all represent the couple's free and progressive, if slightly antisocial, spirit.
Project name
Loft Aguacate
Architecture firm
RACMA Arquitectura
Location
Texcoco, Estado de Mexico
Photography
Rubén Calderón
Principal architect
Rubén Calderón
Design team
Racma Arquitectura
Collaborators
Radio Floors, Iluminación Dilight, Mármoles ARCA, Inofe Home, Showroom 53
Interior design
Tania Salazar
Civil engineer
Rubén Calderón
Structural engineer
Rubén Calderón
Landscape
RACMA Arquitectura
Supervision
RACMA Arquitectura
Visualization
Eduardo Amaro
Construction
RACMA Arquitectura
Material
Porcelain Tiles, Woods, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Elena Santoveña Arquitectos: On this occasion, the concept we brought to life involved creating a high-profile project that at the same time was attractive to all kinds of tastes.
Architecture firm
Elena Santoveña Arquitectos
Location
Estado de Mexico, Mexico
Photography
Rodrigo Solana
Principal architect
Elena Santoveña
Design team
Elena Santoveña Arquitectos
Collaborators
Radio Floors, Iluminación Dilight, Mármoles ARCA, Inofe Home, Showroom 53
Interior design
Elena Santoveña Arquitectos
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Steel, Glas, Wood
Construction
Elena Santoveña Arquitectos
Supervision
Elena Santoveña Arquitectos
Visualization
Elena Santoveña Arquitectos
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Located on the exclusive coast of Punta Mita, Nayarit, this oceanfront residence blends seamlessly with the natural topography to maximize views and comfort. The home features a contemporary architectural style that incorporates handcrafted details unique to the region.
Architecture firm
Ezequiel Farca Studio
Location
Punta Mita, Nayarit, Mexico
Photography
Fernando Marroquín
Principal architect
Ezequiel Farca
Design team
Ezequiel Farca, Jorge Quiroga, Fernanda Rodríguez, Victor Lima
Interior design
Ezequiel Farca Studio
Landscape
Pedro Sánchez + Entorno Paisaje
Visualization
Carlos Lara
Construction
Stone Contractors
Material
Concrete, Wood, Stone, Parota
Typology
Residential › House
Located in Querétaro, Sōko is a Japanese teppanyaki restaurant that blends oriental culinary tradition with contemporary design. The architectural project seamlessly adapts to the essence of the space— an industrial warehouse with an arched roof—highlighting materials such as brick, concrete, and metal.
Architecture firm
CAAM + Arquitectos
Location
Querétaro, Mexico
Principal architect
Camilo Moreno Oliveros, Daniel Moreno Ahuja
Design team
Emilio Díaz, Erika Rodríguez
Structural engineer
CIMERA
Material
Brick, Concrete, Steel, Wood
Visualization
Emilio Díaz
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
This stone-set house stands as a testament to architectural design that boldly integrates the strength of concrete in a brutalist style, making full use of the terrain's topography and subdivision regulations.
Project name
Elevated Brutalism
Architecture firm
Arroyo Solís Agraz
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Jaime Navarro
Principal architect
Alejandro Solís
Design team
Marisol Moreno
Interior design
Arroyo Solís Agraz
Structural engineer
Jesús García
Environmental & MEP
Rubén Bermudez
Landscape
Arroyo Solís Agraz
Lighting
Edgar Dos Santos
Supervision
Arroyo Solís Agraz
Visualization
Arroyo Solís Agraz
Construction
Grupo Fractal
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
In Mérida, where the sun is both a challenge and an inspiration, Ment has turned the façade into the soul of the project. Instead of rejecting the sun, we embraced it by designing a series of brise-soleils that span the entire façade.
Architecture firm
Arkham Projects, Desnivel Arquitectos
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Zaickz Moz, Manolo R. Solís
Principal architect
Benjamín Peniche Calafell, Ariel Canto Novelo, Jorge Duarte Torre
Design team
Iván Valdez Burgos / Roberto Romero Maldonado
Interior design
GP Arquitectos
Collaborators
Development: Grupo Zeo. Branding: Sin Estudio
Typology
Residential › House
