Coral House speaks of a play of sensations through its elements; the exterior provides a solid form that evokes protection and privacy, with the warmth of its materials: chukum, marble, stone, concrete, and wood, inviting you to discover its interior.
Architecture firm
Alta Arquitectura
Location
Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico
Principal architect
Enrique Carlin
Design team
Carlos Perches
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass, Stone, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
The challenge of the project was to design "... a studio that does not see the house, and a house that does not see the studio." The house is immersed in a country context, where a piece of land is located, among beech trees. The design is conceived from the premise of not touching any tree.
Project name
Black House (Casa Negra)
Architecture firm
ArquitectónicA
Location
Consolapan, Coatepec, Veracruz
Photography
Raúl Meza Yarmuch, Valentina Aguilera Yarmuch
Principal architect
Cecilia Yarmuch, Alejandro Aguilera
Design team
Cecilia Yarmuch + Alejandro Aguilera
Collaborators
Reynaldo Martínez, Sergio Amante
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Photographer Naser Nader Ibrahim recently photographed the fanciful home designed by the renowned architect Danilo Veras Godoy in conjunction with the owner and her young children, one of several nestled in the cloud forest on the outskirts of Xalapa, Veracruz.
Project name
Casa de Los Milagros (House of Miracles)
Architecture firm
Danilo Veras Godoy
Location
Zoncuantla, Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico
Photography
Naser Nader Ibrahim
Principal architect
Danilo Veras Godoy
Material
Ferrocement, earth-colored mosaic glass, wood, glass
Construction
Local workers
Typology
Residential › House
Envisioned for a growing family, the house proposes a form of dwelling organized around a continuous dialogue with the landscape in which it is located. The dark exterior grants it a solid stature, while simultaneously evoking the possibility of a home carved in the interior of a rock formation.
Project name
House in Xalapa
Architecture firm
López González Studio
Location
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Photography
César Béjar Studio, Rodrigo Chapa (Models)
Principal architect
Jose Pedro López González
Design team
Jose Pedro López González, Jesús Arturo López González, Ricardo Alejandro Sanchez Hernandez, Ivan Benitez Posadas
Collaborators
Taller Cuatro Cuartos (Model)
Interior design
López González Studio
Structural engineer
Juan Hernandez del Carmen
Environmental & MEP
López González Studio
Landscape
López González Studio
Lighting
López González Studio
Visualization
López González Studio
Tools used
Auto CAD, SketchUp, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Canon
Material
Brick, steel, wood, glass, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Architect Rafael Pardo's buildings are almost sculptural: concrete prisms intersecting to form domestic spaces. In each of his projects he seeks to push the properties of concrete to the limit to achieve greater formal expressiveness, so that the material becomes structure, wall and finish. This publication narrates the premises and processes of hi...
Title
Rafael Pardo - New Brutalism
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https://www.arquine.com/producto/rafael-pardo-nuevo-brutalismo
Language
English, Spanish
The Mexican architecture firm Rafael Pardo Arquitectos led by Rafael Pardo Ramos has recently completed Zoncuantla Apartments, a seven storey residential building located on the outskirts of Coatepc city, Veracruz, Mexico.
Project name
Zoncuantla Apartments
Architecture firm
Rafael Pardo Arquitectos
Location
Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico
Photography
Naser Nader Ibrahim
Principal architect
Rafael Pardo Ramos
Built area
50 m² (4844 ft²)
Site area
760 m² (8180 ft²)
Interior design
Rafael Pardo Arquitectos
Environmental & MEP engineering
Rafael Pardo Arquitectos
Structural engineer
Rafael Gonzalo Jorge Zaldo Martínez
Construction
Rafael Pardo Arquitectos
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Dji Mavic Pro
Typology
Residential › Apartments
