Casa AV is a project located in the city of Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. It lies to the west of the city, on a slope that offers panoramic views of great importance, which lead to two principal focal points.
Architecture firm
Rafael Pardo Arquitectos
Location
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Photography
Onnis Luque, Edmund Summer, Naser Nader Ibrahim
Principal architect
Rafael Pardo Ramos
Structural engineer
Gonzalo Zaldo
Construction
Rafael Pardo Arquitectos
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Nestled on the outskirts of Coatepec, Veracruz, Casa Liquidambar blends magnificence with understated elegance, much like the vast liquidambar tree native to the cloud forest.
Project name
Casa Liquidambar
Architecture firm
Naser Nader Ibrahim
Location
Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray
Principal architect
Naser Nader Ibrahim
Collaborators
Amir Abbas Habibi, Sarah E. DeVries (Text)
Visualization
Amir Abbas Habibi
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Situated on a 30 x 60-meter rural plot in Veracruz, Casa Olivo is defined by its harmony with the natural environment and a careful blend of vernacular and contemporary elements. The design takes advantage of a natural slope toward a lake, allowing the views and natural light to enhance the living experience.
Architecture firm
KAMA Taller de Arquitectura
Location
Veracruz, Mexico
Tools used
AutoCAD, Sketch Up, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Kathia Garcia, Armando Aguilar
Design team
Kathia Garcia, Armando Aguilar
Visualization
KAMA Taller de Arquitectura
Typology
Residential › House
Coral House speaks of a play of sensations through its elements; the exterior provides a solid form that evokes protection and privacy, with the warmth of its materials: chukum, marble, stone, concrete, and wood, inviting you to discover its interior.
Architecture firm
Alta Arquitectura
Location
Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico
Principal architect
Enrique Carlin
Design team
Carlos Perches
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass, Stone, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
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
Envisioned for a growing family, the house proposes a form of dwelling organized around a continuous dialogue with the landscape in which it is located. The dark exterior grants it a solid stature, while simultaneously evoking the possibility of a home carved in the interior of a rock formation.
Project name
House in Xalapa
Architecture firm
López González Studio
Location
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Photography
César Béjar Studio, Rodrigo Chapa (Models)
Principal architect
Jose Pedro López González
Design team
Jose Pedro López González, Jesús Arturo López González, Ricardo Alejandro Sanchez Hernandez, Ivan Benitez Posadas
Collaborators
Taller Cuatro Cuartos (Model)
Interior design
López González Studio
Structural engineer
Juan Hernandez del Carmen
Environmental & MEP
López González Studio
Landscape
López González Studio
Lighting
López González Studio
Visualization
López González Studio
Tools used
Auto CAD, SketchUp, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Canon
Material
Brick, steel, wood, glass, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Architect Rafael Pardo's buildings are almost sculptural: concrete prisms intersecting to form domestic spaces. In each of his projects he seeks to push the properties of concrete to the limit to achieve greater formal expressiveness, so that the material becomes structure, wall and finish. This publication narrates the premises and processes of hi...
Title
Rafael Pardo - New Brutalism
Buy
https://www.arquine.com/producto/rafael-pardo-nuevo-brutalismo
Language
English, Spanish
