Casa Troa is a brutalist pink concrete residence born from a daring question: how can one get closer to the sea without physically moving the land? The answer was to transform the house into something that belongs to the ocean itself: a ship. Located in La Paz, Baja California, this architectural marvel adapts gracefully to the steep slope of its s...
Location
La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Tools used
Revit, Ecotec, Corona Renderer, Autodesk 3ds Max, Morpholio
Principal architect
Antonio Duo, Sofía Herfon
Typology
Residential › House
Located southwest of the city of Morelia, immersed in a residential area just a few steps from the most important financial area of the city, is the FAS house. The house arises from the need of our clients to have a habitable refuge, a residence fully adjusted to the contemporary lifestyle that fulfills all the functions to be performed by its ow...
Architecture firm
Dehonor Arquitectos
Photography
Cristian Nuñez
Principal architect
Cristian Roberto Nuñez Avila
Design team
Cristian Roberto Nuñez Avila, Diana Garcia
Collaborators
Roberto Nuñez Dehonor, Diana Garcia
Interior design
Cristian Roberto Nuñez Avila, Diana Garcia
Civil engineer
Roberto Nuñez Dehonor
Structural engineer
Roberto Nuñez Dehonor
Environmental & MEP
Roberto Nuñez Dehonor
Landscape
Cristian Roberto Nuñez Avila
Supervision
Roberto Nuñez Dehonor
Visualization
Cristian Roberto Nuñez Avila
Tools used
Autodesk Autocad, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Construction
Cristian Roberto Nuñez Avila
Material
Concrete, Wood, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
The meticulous restoration of a 1920s house in the Juárez neighborhood of Mexico City, together with a careful choice of textures, materials and colors that evoke Mediterranean landscapes, bring to life the latest project from the Mexican studio headed up by Regina Galvanduque and Andrés Mier y Terán.
Project name
Piazza Pasticcio
Architecture firm
MYT+GLVDK
Location
Colonia Juárez, Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Paola Patricia López, JPARK Studio
Principal architect
Regina Galvanduque, Andrés Mier y Terán
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The Papaloapan River Linear Park is a project aimed at rehabilitating a degraded public space in the city of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, located between the city limits and the natural border of the Papaloapan River.
Project name
Papaloapan River Linear Park
Architecture firm
Entorno y Contexto
Location
Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photography
Andrés Cedillo / ESPACIOS
Principal architect
Alejandro Polo Lamadrid
Landscape Architecture
virens A+P
Design team
Édgar Marmolejo Espinosa, Quetzalli Hernández, Mercedes Mata, Pamela Tejeda, Delfino Segura Vences, Enrique Zenón Olvera, Jesús Valdez, Hesner Sánchez
Area
7,000 m² / Outdoor area: 28,220 m²
Contractor
Karisma Ingeniería
Material
Steel, clay tile, glass, brick
Typology
Urban › Public Space, Park
The clients sought a space for meditation, which led to a distinctive design that integrates comfort and well-being in harmony with its natural surroundings. This project is presented as a family retreat where architecture blends seamlessly with nature.
Project name
Lyons Complex
Architecture firm
CAAM + Arquitectos (formerly Co Lateral)
Location
Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico
Photography
Claudio Napolitano
Design team
Camilo Moreno Oliveros, Héctor Campagna Oliveros, Daniel Moreno Ahuja
Interior design
Laboratorio de Interiorismo y Apropiación (LIA), Pamela Basañez
Completion year
2019 - 2020
Material
Concrete, Stone, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Libertad 1416 was created in the search to live in the center and to create harmony between the past and the present, seeking to engage in a direct conversation with the guest. Leaving behind the chaos of the city and creating an oasis within the complex.
Project name
Hotel Libertad 1416
Architecture firm
Baja Architectural Design
Location
Calle Libertad 1416, Colonia Americana, Americana, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Photography
César Bélio, Magali Espinoza
Principal architect
Carlos Elizondo Valladares
Design team
Gireh Navarro, Sofia Acevedo
Collaborators
Carpenter: Veta Estudio. Solar Energy: Zenergia. Furniture: Prima Materia
Interior design
Areca Taller Creativo
Civil engineer
José Muñoz Aguilar
Structural engineer
José Muñoz Aguilar
Environmental & MEP
Enrique Elizondo
Landscape
Carlos Elizondo Valladares
Supervision
Gireh Navarro
Visualization
Baja Architectural Design
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Revit
Construction
Baja Architectural Design
Client
Dr. Carlos Sandoval Castro
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Residence designed to feel like a haven for an elderly woman, whose only son has left the nest and start his family life. This house solves most of the layout on the first floor, looking for a very functional distribution with short distances and minimum efforts. The house is conceived as a large terrace.
Project name
Refugio Temozón
Location
Temozón, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Roberto Ramirez Pizarro
Design team
Ramon Rivero Fernández,. Alia Peraza Aguilar, Gerardo Trejo López
Civil engineer
Juan Cervera
Structural engineer
Emanuel Solis Alcocer
Lighting
Iván Palmero, Lightstyle & Co
Supervision
Roberto Ramirez Pizarro
Visualization
Sergio Ríos, Ramon Rivero Fernández
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Revit
Construction
Grupo MAPRO / Roberto Arjona Ortiz
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Seye is an architectural poem that stands as a tribute to the harmony between human creation and nature. Located in a privileged corner, adjacent to a golf course and surrounded by lush vegetation, this house offers a shelter of privacy and sublime views. The imposing presence of the Colima Volcano.
Architecture firm
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Location
Altozano, Cuauhtémoc, Colima, Mexico
Photography
Lorena Darquea
Principal architect
Matia Di Frenna Müller
Design team
Matia Di Frenna Müller, Mariana de la Mora Padilla, Juan Gerardo Guardado Ávila
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel, Stone
Typology
Residential › House