Life Tree, Tulum represents an architectural project of 10 apartments and 20 hotel lounges, developed for the Environment of great tourist and landscape value, in a location of natural character in the Yucatan region next to the Atlantic Ocean.
Project name
Life Tree Tulum, Mexico
Architecture firm
DNA Barcelona Architects
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion
Principal architect
Aryanour Djalali
Typology
Hospitality › Eco Hotel & Resort
This month of November marks Dia de los Muertos (Day of the dead) one of the most famous traditions in Mexico, this day brings together the living with the dead with different traditions and offerings such as the "Altar", so that deceased loved ones can visit us again.
Project name
Altar De Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Architecture firm
Alvizarq
Location
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
The Chukum technique for home building stands out as an ancient method perfect for many modern applications. Many of the most noteworthy buildings in the Yucatan use this technique.
Photography
Casa Sisal - Hacienda Sac Chich by Reyes Ríos + Larraín Arquitectos. Image © Marcelo Troché
When it comes to the restoration of Colonial houses in Merida, one is always immersed in an atmosphere of calm and mystery that surrounds the ancient constructions of the city, thick walls and small windows generate cozy environments that invite rest and intimacy, as happens in Casa Lohr and its old halls. This sense of mystery and calm is meant to...
Architecture firm
20Diezz (Veinte Diezz Arquitectos)
Location
Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico
Photography
Manolo R. Solis
Principal architect
José Luis Irizzont
Design team
Daniela Álvarez, Jaime Peniche
Collaborators
Andre De la Garza
Interior design
Artesano Estudio de Arquitectura e Interiores
Structural engineer
Emmanuel Solis
Supervision
Veinte Diezz Arquitectos
Construction
Veinte Diezz Arquitectos
Material
Concrete, Stone, Pasta Tiles, Cedar wood
Typology
Residential › House
This project is developed in Mérida, Yucatán, within an extensive 325-hectare club surrounded by a natural environment and many services that allow you to be close to home. Combines a modern and sober style, thanks to apparent and gray materials, colors and lighting and gray materials.
Architecture firm
Desnivel Arquitectos
Location
Carretera Mérida-Progreso km. 15.5 Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Visualization
Alvizarq, José Ángel López Beltrán, Herberth Arias Arceo
Status
Preliminary phase design
Typology
Residential › House
Cienfuegos, the perfect fire; protagonist fire, creative fire, transforming fire. Fire, primary element present while choosing every material; clay transformed into tiles, sand transformed into bottles of glass, wood transformed into coal. Fire transforms steak into dishes, and dishes into gastronomic experiences that talk about a contemporary and...
Architecture firm
Arkham Projects, Estudio Montevideo
Location
Plaza Mangus, Periférico de Mérida Lic. Manuel Berzunza 32, Fundura Montebello, 97305 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Manolo R. Solís
Design team
Benjamín Peniche, Jorge Duarte Torre, Marco Ferrari, Gabriela Jagodnik, Ramiro Veiga
Interior design
Arkham Projects, Estudio Montevideo
Collaborators
Bienal (Branding)
Typology
Commercial › Restaurant
Casa Cocol was part of an old house from the Porfiriato era and that over time was subdivided until it had its currents dimensions with 165 square meters of surface. Casa Cocol transmits a sense of tranquility and comfort, through the use of its materials, colors and textures, highlighting the pieces of Mexican folk art obtained from different corn...
Architecture firm
Workshop Diseño y Construcción, Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, México
Construction
Alejandro Bargas Cicero, Isabel Bargas Cicero, Francisco Bernés Aranda, Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina
Typology
Residential › House
In just 122 square meters Casa Momoto is developed making reference in each of its details to the bird which the house is named after; the mayan blue, the neutral elements like a canvas for the color pallete in the plumage and the simplicity of its habitat.
Project name
Momoto House (Casa Momoto)
Architecture firm
Taller Estilo Arquitectura S. de R. L. de C. V.
Location
Calle 57 número 557 por 72 y 74 Colonia Centro. Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Manolo R. Solis, Alonso Velarde
Principal architect
Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Design team
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Collaborators
Andrea Balam Lizama, Jorge Escalante Chan, Yair Ortega Pantoja, Juan Rosado Rodríguez
Interior design
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Civil engineer
Juan Díaz Cab, Martha Acosta Pech
Structural engineer
Juan Diaz Cab
Environmental & MEP
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Landscape
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Lighting
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Supervision
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Visualization
Andrea Balam Lizama, Jorge Escalante Chan, Yair Ortega Pantoja
Construction
Juan Diaz Cab, Martha Acosta Pech
Material
Concrete, Stone, Paint, Metal beams, Glass, Concrete tiles, Polish cement, Wood
Typology
Residential › Houseential
