Of all the housing complexes built by Infonavit in Mexico City during the second half of the 20th century, the largest is Culhuacán. Located in the southeast of the city, within the borough of Coyoacán and near the border with Iztapalapa, this development comprises approximately 15,000 housing units
Project name
UH INFONAVIT CTM Culhuacán
Architecture firm
AMASA Estudio, Andrea López + Agustín Pereyra
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Zaickz Moz, Andres Cedillo, Gerardo Reyes Bustamante
Principal architect
Andrea López, Agustín Pereyra
Design team
Luis Flores, Gerardo Reyes, Roxana León, Cesar Huerta, Yanahi Flaviel
Landscape
Maritza Hernandez
Structural engineer
Juan Felipe Heredia
Construction
Desarrolladora de Ideas y espacios, Alberto Cejudo
This project, designed on a small lot, faced the challenge of meeting the needs and spaces of an elderly person. It features a ground-floor bedroom with a bathroom adapted to meet all the functional needs of an elderly person. The design emphasizes a sober, orthogonal geometry with natural materials.
Project name
Lamadrid House
Architecture firm
Lorencez Arquitectura
Location
San Andres Cholula, Puebla, Mexico
Photography
Paulina Lopez Castelán
Principal architect
Carlos Lorencez Quintanilla
Design team
Lorencez Arquitectura y Construcción
Construction
Lorencez Arquitectura y Construcción
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
This Mestiza Architecture project is a declaration of love for our land, our sun, and our way of experiencing space. From the heart of Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, this project draws on the deep roots of Mexico—its raw materials, its incandescent light, its playful spirit—and transforms them into a contemporary architecture that breathes with pride.
Architecture firm
Iñaqui Ponce
Location
Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Iñaqui Ponce
Visualization
Iñaqui Ponce
Typology
Residential › House
The Fusion of Archaeological History and Architectural Innovation. Located across from the La Isla shopping center, the Park Royal Cancún Hotel is located in an archaeological site known as "El Rey," an ancient ceremonial center that reached its peak in the Postclassic period. Its structures, similar to those at Tulum and Xel-Há.
Project name
Park Royal Cancún
Architecture firm
Amezcua
Location
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Photography
Jaime Navarro, Stanislav Nemashkalo
Design team
Miguel González, Gabriela Mosqueda, Aarón Rivera, Rodrigo Lugo, María Fernanda González, Diego Celaya, Víctor Cruz, Alejandro García, Sarai Cházaro, Julio Amezcua
Collaborators
Installation: RL Instalaciones. Air condition: CYVSA. PSI and smoke detection: PROINSSA. Audio and video: Aplitec
Interior design
Amezcua + Mob
Lighting
Amezcua + Chemtrol Stage
Typology
Commercial › Showroom, Expansion of Park Royal Cancún
A compact home born from an unexpected discovery: a hidden cavern beneath the site. What began as a conventional intervention quickly transformed into an architectural experience defined by what lay underground.
Architecture firm
Veinte Diezz Arquitectos
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Jasson Rodríguez
Design team
José Luis Irizzont Manzanero, Linda López, Arturo García, Cristina Méndez
Collaborators
Maíz Rodríguez Mejía
Interior design
Veinte Diezz Arquitectos
Construction
Veinte Diezz Arquitectos
Material
Concrete and rammed earth walls
Typology
Residential › Tiny House
Single-family housing project, located in the Historic Center of Merida, half a block away from the emblematic Ermita Park.
Project name
Casa Dinteles
Architecture firm
Arquitectura Elemental
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Vanessa Alejandro Fotografía
Principal architect
María Fernanda Torres Juárez, Luis Manuel Ramírez Molina
Design team
Augusto Ceh V., Fabiola Estrada, Natalia Aguilar, Effy Schmid
Interior design
Arquitectura Elemental
Civil engineer
Manuel Pérez, Ricardo Gómez
Structural engineer
Valeria Rodríguez
Landscape
Arquitectura Elemental
Lighting
Arquitectura Elemental
Supervision
Luis Manuel Ramírez Molina
Visualization
Arquitectura Elemental
Tools used
Autodesk AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-ray
Construction
DCA Constructora
Material
Polished Concrete, Bare Concrete, Pasta Mosaic, Exposed Stone Masonry, Bahareque
Typology
Residential › Single-Family House
Mexico is a land of rituals—of sun and shadow, silence and celebration. Beyond its postcard clichés lies a network of escapes where architecture speaks in hushed tones, where hospitality becomes a ceremony, and where every detail evokes a sense of reverence for place. From the mysticism of Yucatán to the untamed shores of Oaxaca and Baja California...
Photography
Courtesy: Ezequiel Ayarza Sforza, Eduardo Roth
Arquitectura Elemental: “Villa Nink El Arca” is a single-family housing project located in Merida, Yucatan.
Project name
Villa Nink El Arca
Architecture firm
Arquitectura Elemental
Location
Calle 16 No.17.x11. Cholul-Santa María Chi. Carretera Mérida, Km.2, Sitpach, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
María Fernanda Torres Juárez, Luis Manuel Ramírez Molina
Design team
Augusto Ceh V., Luis Contreras, Fabiola Estrada, Dayner Huchin, Andrea Abud, Juan Pablo Aparicio
Interior design
Arquitectura Elemental
Structural engineer
Valeria Rodríguez
Landscape
Arquitectura Elemental
Lighting
Arquitectura Elemental
Supervision
Luis Manuel Ramírez Molina
Visualization
Arquitectura Elemental
Tools used
Autodesk AutoCAD, SketchUp V-ray
Material
Chukum, Stone, Concrete, Pasta Tile, Concrete Lattice
Typology
Residential › Single-Family House
