Ladrillo

The starting point for converting an industrial building into the new headquarters of the Ginebre Restaurant was to analyse its menu. And if Mediterranean gastronomy marks the carte of the place, the architecture had to correspond to it in the space. The reactivation of an old industrial building situated in the industrial estate of the town of Petrer, begins with two ceramic-bricks cantilevers whose curvature invites one to enter the restaurant, or to go around the building to directly access the lounge in the lower floor. Caption The upper part of the façade is finished off with a square lattice of white concrete, which subtly and elegantly emphasises the shape of the curved brickwork. The characteristic reddish colour is acc... More

Modernity, apparent materiality, regional look and momentum of tranquility, Casa Felix (Felix House)This house its located In the oustskirt of the metropolitan zone of Guadalajara in Mexico, built in a private condominum in accordance with this modern times full with the need of security. Disegnd and built by el Mhd. Ar. Esteban Bojorquez for the mexican firm Bojórquez Arquitectos, this home was proyected for a PhD academic profesor that Works in the local university (Universidad de Guadalajara). She (the academic) wanted a modern space, simple and elegant ve her that feeling of tranquility common in the local architecture.The house, built entirely whit local techniques, from the foundation in masonry till the lifting of the walls... More

Respite, tranquility, and constant habitability around vegetationProject: Ar. Servando BojórquezConstruction: Bojórquez ArquitectosPhotography: Gonzalo BojórquezThe forest call "Los Colomos" its a little green lung in the city of Guadalajara in México, a place where the forest life has not been cared for or respected. According to the world healt organization (WHO) to ensure a minimum health in the population you need one tree for every 3 inhabitants. that is to say, in Mexico for every family ther most be at leats 2.5 trees, unfortunately in the metropolitan area, beyond diferent data available un the internet, although there are green areas, there is a large majority of spaces where vegetation is scarce. The natural way of construction fo... More