Exploring the confines of urban reality, this home emerges as a dream materialized for a young couple who, faced with the economic and social challenges of Mexico City, found their longed-for home outside of this context. The fusion of her musical passion and his love of reading is meticulously reflected in every detail of the spaces created.
Project name
Mixquiahuala House
Architecture firm
Omar Vergara Taller
Location
Mixquiahuala, Hidalgo, Mexico
Principal architect
Omar Vergara
Design team
Omar Vergara, Ana López, Irene Martín, Alejandro García, Uriel Herrera, Sebastián Morales
Interior design
Omar Vergara Taller
Lighting
Omar Vergara Taller
Supervision
Omar Vergara Taller
Visualization
Omar Vergara Taller
Construction
Francisco Méndez, Julio Hernández
Typology
Residential › House
The project, developed by Andrea López and Agustín Pereyra (AMASA Estudio), focused on a comprehensive improvement strategy implemented within the communal areas of four of INFONAVIT’s most representative housing complexes in Mexico City: Iztacalco, Santa Fe, Culhuacán El Rosario, and Ignacio Chávez.
Project name
UH INFONAVIT Iztacalco
Architecture firm
AMASA Estudio, Andrea López + Agustín Pereyra
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Zaickz Moz, Andres Cedillo, Gerardo Reyes
Principal architect
Andrea López, Agustín Pereyra
Collaborators
Roxana León, David Rivera, Luis Flores, Gerardo Reyes, Yanahi Flaviel
Landscape
Maritza Hernandez
Civil engineer
Germán Muñoz
Structural engineer
Juan Felipe Heredia
Construction
Desarrolladora de Ideas y espacios, Alberto Cejudo
The project is defined by a refined architectural language emphasizing the interplay between space and materiality. Stripped of superfluous ornamentation, it highlights the structural essence and the inherent expression of materials.
Architecture firm
LUCIO MUNIAIN et al
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Jaime Navarro
Principal architect
Lucio Muniain
Design team
Lucio Muniain, Michel Tome, Carlos Garcia, Paaris Rosiles
Construction
Lucio Muniain et al
Typology
Residential › House
The chinampas, a pre-Hispanic farming system created by the Mexicas, represent a sustainable agricultural method that takes advantage of the natural fertility of the wetlands in the Valley of Mexico. Inspired by this ancestral technique, the Arca Tierra project seeks to preserve and reactivate the chinampas, promoting agroecological and local produ...
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Alejandro Ramírez Orozco, Noel Higareda
Principal architect
Jachen Schleich, Sana Frini
Design team
Santiago Sitten, Eduardo Silva, Lucia Pells
Lighting
Locus, Estudio Nuumbra
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Oaxaca 88, located in the Condesa neighborhood of Mexico City, is a mixed-use building that blends harmoniously into a vibrant urban setting. The project features 26 residential units and a ground floor commercial space, distributed across two interconnected volumes linked by a central vertical circulation core.
Architecture firm
CCA | Bernardo Quinzaños, IP STUDIO / Ivanka V Pichardo
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Ricardo de la Concha
Principal architect
Bernardo Quinzaños
Design team
Victor Zúñiga, Keren Espinoza
Interior design
Ivanka V Pichardo
Construction
Abisal Construcciones
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Elena Santoveña Arquitectos: On this occasion, the concept we brought to life involved creating a high-profile project that at the same time was attractive to all kinds of tastes.
Architecture firm
Elena Santoveña Arquitectos
Location
Estado de Mexico, Mexico
Photography
Rodrigo Solana
Principal architect
Elena Santoveña
Design team
Elena Santoveña Arquitectos
Collaborators
Radio Floors, Iluminación Dilight, Mármoles ARCA, Inofe Home, Showroom 53
Interior design
Elena Santoveña Arquitectos
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Steel, Glas, Wood
Construction
Elena Santoveña Arquitectos
Supervision
Elena Santoveña Arquitectos
Visualization
Elena Santoveña Arquitectos
Typology
Residential › Apartment
This stone-set house stands as a testament to architectural design that boldly integrates the strength of concrete in a brutalist style, making full use of the terrain's topography and subdivision regulations.
Project name
Elevated Brutalism
Architecture firm
Arroyo Solís Agraz
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Jaime Navarro
Principal architect
Alejandro Solís
Design team
Marisol Moreno
Interior design
Arroyo Solís Agraz
Structural engineer
Jesús García
Environmental & MEP
Rubén Bermudez
Landscape
Arroyo Solís Agraz
Lighting
Edgar Dos Santos
Supervision
Arroyo Solís Agraz
Visualization
Arroyo Solís Agraz
Construction
Grupo Fractal
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Yoozoo’s design works to create a unique sensory experience for a shop that sells boba tea, through using polycarbonate as the main light diffuser. The customer’s experience starts as soon as they order at the entrance as it begins to unfold in the space. The polycarbonate walls -translucent in nature- play games with natural and artificial light.
Project name
Yoozoo San Luis Potosí
Architecture firm
Worc Studio
Location
Colonia Roma, Mexico City, Mexico
Principal architect
Ricardo Martínez, Camila Ureña
Design team
Ricardo Martínez, Camila Ureña
Visualization
Jesús García
Material
Polycarbonate, Steel
Typology
Commercial › Store
