Casa Ajal was born from a desire to preserve existing elements aiming to retain essence of the peninsula´s architecture and pay homage to its unique materiality. The house embraces you within its stone walls, inviting exploration as if it were an ephemeral space.
Architecture firm
Manuel Aguilar Arquitecto, Estudio Escala
Location
Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Tools used
Autodesk AutoCAD, SketchUp, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Manuel Aguilar, Jonatan Smith, Domenica Sevilla
Design team
Manuel Aguilar, Jonatan Smith,Domenica Sevilla
Collaborators
Manuel Aguilar, Jonatan Smith,Domenica Sevilla, Lighting: Andres Guerra
Visualization
Julio Polanco, Medular Studio
Typology
Residential › House
The KIBKAN House is immersed in a 1,372.86 m² land, a project that aims to create a dynamic, spatial and formal coexistence between nature and architecture.
The geographical space in which the project is located is characterized by the marked descending relief that continues until reaching the lagoon.
Architecture firm
Manuel Aguilar Arquitecto, Low Arquitectos and Locus Architecture
Location
Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Tools used
Autodesk AutoCAD, SketchUp, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Manuel Aguilar, Paul Neseth, Bruna Jorge Alves
Design team
Manuel Aguilar
Collaborators
• Collaborators: Text Editor Jonatan Smith • Interior design: Manuel Aguilar • Structural engineer: Ing. Eldad Villanueva • Lighting: Ing. Andrés Guerra and Arq. Alejandra Ley • Materials: Zapote Wood
Visualization
Medular Studio
Typology
Residential › House
Casitas Nohiyari is a boutique hotel located in Bacalar, Quintana Roo, it is formally distinguished by adopting vaulted slabs that generate striking and fresh spaces. The hotel was conceived and inspired by the name that was the result of work in collaboration with the graphic design studio Haku, responsible for the graphic identity and the brand t...
Project name
Casitas Nohiyari
Architecture firm
Rumi Estudio Arquitectónico
Location
Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Photography
Gustavo Escobedo
Principal architect
Guillermo Rafael Ojeda Magdaelno
Collaborators
Haku estudio, Eldad Villanueva
Interior design
Rumi Estudio
Structural engineer
Eldad Villanueva
Visualization
José de Jesús Pérez Guzmán
Tools used
AutoCAD, Revit, V-ray
Construction
Rumi Estudio
Material
Reinforced Concrete
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel Boutique
Laguna de Bacalar is one of the most magical places that exist in the Yucatan Peninsula. This concept seeks to honor this sacred place and transmit feelings of introspection to the human being. The dock project is based on the rescue of a current dock and with this new projection it extends further into the lagoon.
Project name
Bacalar Levitating Sanctuary Dock
Architecture firm
Manuel Aguilar Arquitecto, Reyes Torres Arquitectura
Location
Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Tools used
Autodesk AutoCAD, SketchUp, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Manuel Aguilar, Guillermo Reyes
Design team
Manuel Aguilar, Guillermo Reyes
Collaborators
Guillermo Reyes
Visualization
Miguel Carrillo
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
In the town of Bacalar, situated in the state of Quintana Roo, one of the rarest and most beautiful gems of the Caribbean is kept, Casa Málaga. Málaga is a living space located in a centric neighborhood, surrounded by life and that familiar flavor of home.
Architecture firm
Manuel Aguilar Arquitecto
Location
Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Photography
Francisco Moreno
Principal architect
Manuel Aguilar
Design team
Manuel Aguilar
Collaborators
Guillermo Reyes (Text Editor)
Interior design
Jesús Ortiz
Structural engineer
Eldad Villanueva
Supervision
Manuel Aguilar
Construction
Manuel Aguilar
Material
Chukum, Pucté wood
Typology
Residential › House