The Asylum, an oasis in the middle of the city of Mérida, Yucatán. A collaborative project surrounded by natural sounds and scenes, with visual elements that move with the swaying of the wind, blocking contemporary distractions of the city life.
Architecture firm
Arkham Projects
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Cesar Béjar, Zaickz Moz
Principal architect
Benjamín Peniche Calafell / Jorge Duarte Torre
Collaborators
Branding: Vegrande
Construction
HIVE / Constro
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Office - Building
Casa Mulix is an oasis of tranquility and harmony in nature, a place where the connection with the natural environment is palpable in every corner. It envelops you in a feeling of well-being and fulfillment that lasts long after your visit.
Architecture firm
Arkham Projects
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Benjamín Peniche Calafell, Jorge Duarte Torre
Construction
Concretum Constructora
Material
Concrete, Stone, Steel, Wood, Glass
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 RELO is a reflection on the meaning of intimacy, a dialogue between privacy and curiosity. An introspective home that does not show much on the outside, but that reveals its essence when walking through it. Solid but transparent at the same time, whose interior patios bring life to the spaces.
Architecture firm
Arkham Projects
Location
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Photography
Manolo R. Solís, César Béjar
Principal architect
Benjamín Peniche Calafell, Jorge Duarte Torre
Design team
Iván Valdez, Alexandra Méndez, Roberto Romero
Construction
Concretum Constructora
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel, Stone, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
It is a project to enjoy Yucatan, its sky, its wind and its vegetation. The footprint of the house is just one fifth of the land extension, always leaving free space and vegetation as the protagonist.
Project name
Akúun House (Casa Akúun)
Architecture firm
Arkham Project / GCW
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Yoshihiro Koitani
Principal architect
Benjamín Peniche Calafell, Jorge Duarte Torre, GCW
Design team
Alan May, Iván Valdez, Lorena Cervera
Construction
Cáceres Arquitectos y Asociados S.A de C.V
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel, Stone, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
