Casa Sol is a private oasis in the heart of Merida’s historic district. Located in the Yucatan península, this restoration project merges nature with history. Casa Sol offers a space for its owners to leave the busy city behind; here they can relax under the shadows of the trees that surround the pool.
Architecture firm
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Francisco Bernés Aranda and Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina
Design team
Francisco Bernés Aranda, Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina, Alejandro Bargas Cicero, Isabel Bargas Cicero
Collaborators
Artesano MX, Soho Galleries Merida
Material
Stone, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Wóolis was named by the workers, or rather artisans, who gave life to the built space. Its meaning in Mayan is ball, round, circle; they called the house this way referring to the central cylinder, the heart of the project.
Architecture firm
Arkham Projects
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Zaickz Moz, Manolo R. Solis
Principal architect
Benjamín Peniche Calafell, Jorge Duarte Torre, Roberto Romero Maldonado
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
OWN + Felipe Caboclo Architecture: Located in the Yucatán Country Club Golf Club on the Yucatán peninsula. The project was born from a collaboration between friendly firms which have a very similar way of projecting. With simple and clean geometry, a project is developed that revolves around inhabiting the exterior from any point of the house, the...
Architecture firm
OWN + Felipe Caboclo Architecture
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Manolo R. Solís
Principal architect
Luis Fernando García O. + Felipe Caboclo + Patricia Ríos Muñoz
Design team
Luis Fernando Garcia Ojeda, Felipe Caboclo, Patricia Ríos Muñoz
Collaborators
Felipe Caboclo
Structural engineer
Herrvar Estructuras S de RL de CV
Supervision
Andres Degetau
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Ceiba Inmobiliaria
Material
Concrete, Wood, Steel & Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Workshop Diseño y Construcción: Casa Picasso is a project that turns every square inch of available space into a functional one. Indoor-outdoor interactions serve as the foundation of the project’s design, and the use of regional materials and textures typically found in the Yucatan Peninsula provide a sense of identity.
Project name
Casa Picasso
Architecture firm
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Francisco Bernés Aranda and Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina
Design team
Francisco Bernés Aranda, Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina, Alejandro Bargas Cicero, Isabel Bargas Cicero
Collaborators
Artesano MX, Soho Galleries Merida
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Canela designed by Workshop Diseño y Construcción aims to respect and honor the historic values of colonial architecture of Yucatan, in a pure and sober way, combining with contemporary details and comfort of current lifestyle in order to create a small oasis in the middle of the city.
Project name
Canela House
Architecture firm
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Francisco Bernés Aranda and Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina
Design team
Francisco Bernés Aranda, Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina, Alejandro Bargas Cicero, Isabel Bargas Cicero
Collaborators
Artesano MX, Galería Urbana Blanquis
Interior design
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Construction
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Typology
Residential › House
Casa HANNAH, in Merida, Yucatan, is a project that maximizes spatial sensation, by playing with double heights and integrating the exterior with the interior.
Project name
Casa Hannah / Hannah House
Architecture firm
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Francisco Bernés Aranda and Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina
Design team
Francisco Bernés Aranda and Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina
Collaborators
Artesano MX, SOHO galleries Mérida
Interior design
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Structural engineer
Alejandro Bargas Cicero and Isabel Bargas Cicero
Supervision
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Construction
Alejandro Bargas Cicero and Isabel Bargas Cicero
The Mexican architecture firm Workshop Diseño y Construcción led by Francisco Bernés and Fabián Gutiérrez has designed Filux Lab an artistic space located in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Project description by the architect:
Filux Lab is the new art laboratory of the "International Festival of Lig...
The Mérida-based architectural firm Quesnel Arqs has designed Casa Chaká a single-family home that located in Mérida the vibrant capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán.
Project description by the architects:
The Project is located in the north of the city of Merida, in the Yucatan Peninsula,...
