A young Mechanical Engineer who becomes independent from the family business and starts his own path. The installation of a whites workshop in the backyard of his house. The workshop grows and takes over the other spaces until itrequires the formal extension of a new level.
Project name
Whites Workshop
Architecture firm
ADMA Arquitectos
Location
Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State, Mexico
Principal architect
Adrian Alonso Sosa, Alejandro Reyes Matias
Collaborators
Christian Medina, Mario Palomino
Interior design
ADMA Arquitectos
Structural engineer
Uriel Ordoñez Alvarado
Landscape
ADMA Arquitectos
Lighting
ADMA Arquitectos
Supervision
ADMA Arquitectos
Visualization
Christian Medina
Tools used
Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
ADMA Arquitectos
Typology
Industrial › Workshop
Valerie Schweitzer Architects: Inspired in part by the closing of a butterfly’s wings and other organic forms, this 350 square-foot art studio and private office for a family home in Westport, Connecticut, provides a serene refuge.
Project name
Butterfly Studio
Architecture firm
Valerie Schweitzer Architects
Location
Westport, United States
Photography
Tom Leighton, Paul Bartholomeuw
Landscape
Colorado blue spruce and azaleas
Construction
All Phase Construction, Bridgeport, Ct, USA
Material
Douglas fir wood framing, steel columns, and beams, low-e-double pane glass, stucco-cladding with trowel-finish, teak wood cladding, new and recycled. Poured concrete floor with electric (snow-melting) radiant heat; custom windows with aluminum frames both fixed and operable; custom skylight with aluminum frame
Typology
Educational › Workshop
