#mexicanarchitecture

The pavilion emerged from the need to create a temporary structure capable of providing shade and shelter over a four-day period. Conceived as a place for gathering, it is organized around a single shared table where different groups of people meet throughout the day, encouraging informal encounters and collective occupation. Beyond its functional requirements, the project explores architecture as a temporary act of spatial organization. Edgar García + Rui Ortiz Edgar García + Rui Ortiz Edgar García + Rui Ortiz Edgar García + Rui Ortiz Set within a rural pasture, the project draws directly from its surroundings. Straw bales, ordinarily used as feed for the horses and mares that inhabit the si... More

Immersed inside the low jungle of Puerto Escondido, between Nim trees, Casa OHANA finds its footprint to settle. A sinuous path unfolds through dense, tall vegetation, interrupted by a monolithic planting of Mesquite and Plumbago, revealing for the first time a large structure with a floating roof and shade. The fierce crashing of waves against the sand, tearing it apart, makes the house vibrate and splattered with tar. The house gives the illusion of a ship navigating high winds and seas. César Belio César Belio César Belio The social area of the house is a large elevated platform in the form of staggered slabs that captures views and breeze from all points. Above the platform, a light overhang expands... More

Centro DIF is a community center in the heart of San Pedro Comitancillo, a small town in Oaxaca in the Istmo de Tehuantepec region. This intervention replaces a deteriorated single-level facility where care was provided to the community in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions.   AIDIA STUDIO Adapting the architectural program to a 212 m² plot of land has been a real challenge; In the first instance we have decided to divide the program into two levels to decongest the ground floor using an L-shaped layout. By moving part of the program to the second level we have gained free area that has allowed us to articulate the rest of the program. CAMUS Access from the street is defined by a discreet pedestrian door that leads... More

The house is immersed in the old neighborhood of "La Conchita", a colonial neighborhood with a long history dating back to the time of the Conquest. The building adapts its design to dialogue with its immediate context through a facade made of annealed red brick inspired by patterns of fabrics that provide privacy and light to the interior spaces, in addition the project preserves and adapts to all the existing trees. Jaime Navarro Jaime Navarro Jaime Navarro Jaime Navarro Conceived as an open, double-height social area, the house establishes a direct connection with the garden, creating a harmonious environment. The master bedroom is sheltered from the street to ensure privacy, opening onto an interior courtyard contai... More

Comfort and coziness were two of the premises behind the project.Together with them, we care for the environment, making it part of the house. As a result, we ensure the quality of life of the inhabitants. The proposal introduces some materials not typically used on site.   Ethelett Orientation. The first important decision was the orientation of the house. This is in Metepec, Mexico. The weather of the place is cold at certain hours and times of the year. We proposed the south orientation. In this way we capture the sun’s rays during winter. At the same time, by means of small overhangs, we avoid them in hot seasons. We also exploit another local weather feature. Metepec has wide temperature variations throughout th... More

This housing project obeys in the first instance the construct that we understand as architecture, to say: the architectural program (dynamics), the use of space (the practical use of space), habitability, habitat (the place in a broad vision ) and the atmosphere of space (what is perceived in space).With this vision of how to build the space, we can mention two important elements.One attends to the optimization of space, achieving that a property measuring 6.5 m wide by 18.5 m deep, can provide larger areas than what is conventionally established. This is achieved by means of a reduced number of walls as well as a dense and compact arrangement of the same.The other element is materiality, to which it responds both to the habitat and the at... More

This project is governed by the idea of creating an urban home that transports you to a different place, away from the city, through a sensory experience. With this objective, we created an environment inside the property in which both the house and the outdoor spaces coexist and permeate the indoor-outdoor relationship. This was achieved by designing gardens that surround the house and create paths between nature and the building materials themselves, such as wood, stone, exposed concrete, carbon steel plate and glass. In this way, the outdoor paths, which although they are simple due to the property’s dimensions, delineate a shift away from the city. We used different materials with rich, warm, and primitive textures for the exterio... More