Casa Pakaal is a historic house dating from the beginning of the 20th century. It is located in one of the most important streets of the city of Mérida, Mexico and in one of its oldest neighborhoods, Santiago.
Architecture firm
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Manolo R. Solís
Design team
Francisco Bernés Aranda, Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina, Isabel Bargas Cicero
Collaborators
Galeria Urbana (Art), Ixina (Kitchen)
Interior design
Artesano MX
Material
Chukum, Concrete, Wood, Stone, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
A house built in the 1930s, in a state of abandonment, deteriorated over the years, was what we discovered when we opened the doors. The alterations that had been made to the structure were evident and we decided as a premise of the project to return the character and artistic architectural value of the Art Deco style to which it belonged when it w...
Architecture firm
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Location
Calle 70 número 540-B por 71 y 73 Colonia Centro. Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Design team
Anabel Cervantes Garrido, Juliana Rubio Avila, Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Collaborators
Silvia Cuitún Coronado, Yair Enrique Ortega Pantoja, Ana Luisa Cano Pérez
Interior design
AJ Ana Juliana
Structural engineer
Juan Díaz Cab
Construction
Juan Díaz Cab, Raúl Arcila Guardián
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Kancab, located in the center of Mérida, Yucatán, was born as an architectural project that exhibits a fusion between colonial construction and contemporary design. This remodeling project aimed to preserve the essence of the original building, which is emblematic of the region's architectural heritage.
Architecture firm
KAMA Taller de Arquitectura
Location
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Photography
KAMA Taller de Arquitectura
Principal architect
Armando Aguilar
Design team
Kathia Garcia, Armando Aguilar
Collaborators
Chiro Tabby
Interior design
KAMA Taller de Arquitectura
Civil engineer
Horacio Garcia
Structural engineer
Jose Balderrama
Environmental & MEP
Jose Balderrama
Landscape
KAMA Taller de Arquitectura
Lighting
KAMA Taller de Arquitectura
Supervision
KAMA Taller de Arquitectura
Visualization
KAMA Taller de Arquitectura
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
KAMA Taller de Arquitectura
Material
Chukum, Concrete, Wood, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
With the premise "He came first" El Tamarindo is a house that aims to explain the symbiosis between architecture and nature. Being the tree the main piece and axis of the architectural project.
Project name
El Tamarindo House
Architecture firm
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Location
Barrio de San Sebastián, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Collaborators
Silvia Cuitún Coronado, Yahir Ortega Pantoja
Structural engineer
Rafael Domínguez Barjau
Construction
Rafael Domínguez Barjau
Typology
Residential › House
Eva´s House is a house that adapts to the pre-existing structure with 112 sqm2 of construction, a very narrow and anonymous facade where the design proposal directs us to work on an idea of free plan leaving the structural elements in evidence.
Architecture firm
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Location
Calle 74 por 41 y 43 Colonia Centro. Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Design team
Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Collaborators
Andrea Balam Lizama, Jorge Escalante Chan, Juan Rosado Rodríguez
Interior design
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Civil engineer
Juan Díaz Cab
Structural engineer
Juan Diaz Cab
Supervision
Taller Estilo Arquitectura
Visualization
Andrea Balam Lizama, Jorge Escalante Chan
Construction
Juan Diaz Cab, Raul Arcila Guardian
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
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
The recovery of housing in Merida, Yucatan has left in evidence the different variations of properties in their aesthetic and programmatic characteristics, one of them is Pitahaya House; an introverted house due to its different alterations during its life, dark and spatially unpleasant.
Project name
Pitahaya House
Architecture firm
Taller Estilo Arquitectura S. de R. L. de C. V.
Location
Calle 47 por 80 y 82 Colonia Centro. Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
Collaborators
Andrea Balam Lizama, Jorge Escalante Chan, Juan Rosado Rodríguez
Structural engineer
Juan Diaz Cab
Construction
Juan Diaz Cab, Martha Acosta Pech
Material
Stone, Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
