Autoconstruction
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about autoconstruction
Project • By ARIAS MARTINEZ ARQUITECTURA • Memorials
Memorial Efimero AFADEM
The civil association AFADEM, of relatives of victims of forced disappearance during the period known as the Dirty War in the 1970s, is located in the Sierra de Atoyac, in the Mexican state of Guerrero. They all had one request: a place to remember their relatives (not a grave, because if they were taken alive, they must return alive). This place was also to convey a strong message: their willingness to continue the struggle they have maintained for so many years against oblivion and for justice.
Sin Miedo Films
In response to this, a multidisciplinary team was convened to produce this memorial as part of a documentary film production entitled Atoyac, el agua que corre. Starting from the premise that, as creatives, we should not make... More
Project • By ARIAS MARTINEZ ARQUITECTURA • Private Houses
La Chueca
Casa La Chueca is a construction project developed through a methodological approach that encourages assisted self-building. It involved the direct participation of the homeowners, Jahzzel and Margarita, along with bioconstructors and architect Alfonso Arias, in the realization of a refined home spanning over 250 square meters of usable space. The structure is based on a parametric modular system that becomes increasingly reinforced and stabilized the closer and deeper it is to the center of the house. All elements are divided into sections of 2, 3, 4, and 6 linear meters, a design choice that minimizes material waste, particularly bamboo.
Alfonso Arias Mtz
The roof is composed of a pair of inverted twin trusses that channel and distr... More
Project • By studio mojo architecture • Pavilions
hidden face
The cabin echoes our early construction experiences. Here, we are developing the shelter around a unique material: wood. The material allows integration and discretion in the landscape. The rhythm is mimetic. The composition is enough to shelter from the wind, looks, or rain. This simple gesture creates a limit, an invitation and a panorama. The trees and the shelter don’t touch each other but interact and create vertical and horizontal limits.
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The gap in between the two walls invites the walker to enter the shelter. Inside, the atmosphere is warm, you can stand, sit, lie down, rest. The trees foliage filters the sun rays. Our imagination is summoned, reminds us of childhood memories. Sitting, leaning against the wall, o... More