Mexico

Located in Querétaro, Mexico, Sōko is a Japanese teppanyaki restaurant that reinterprets the industrial character of its barrel-vaulted warehouse through a refined, minimalist language. The name—derived from the Japanese word sōko, meaning “warehouse”—honors the building’s origins. Designed by CAAM, Sōko uses brick, concrete, and metal as defining materials, preserving the existing structure while introducing precise interventions that balance tradition and modernity. Zaickz Moz Zaickz Moz Entry is through a landscaped garden, where brick walls buffer the dining area from the street. Reflections of trees on water surfaces soften the transition, setting a contemplative tone that continues indo... More

Brandilera House, designed by  in collaboration with James Perse, is situated along the Pacific coast in . The design emphasizes a  that integrates seamlessly with the surrounding natural landscape, offering expansive views of the sea. cesar bejar cesar bejar Located on the Pacific coast, the property enjoys a privileged view of the sea, and the audacity of The various constructions take this privilege as a premise. cesar bejar The house opens to the center, releasing a huge central space/garden, making the vast majority of spaces drawn framing this direct view of the sea, in the middle of the existing vegetation. cesar bejar A series of independent buildings are distributed throughout the land, co... More

To the north of Yucatán, on the Gulf of Mexico coast, lies Chicxulub Puerto, a seaside town closely connected to the city of Progreso. Located at a key point in the village and framed by some of its most important thoroughfares is the site of the Chicxulub Market Plaza. The urban conditions of the site allow for connections with some of the town's most significant facilities, the natural context of the peninsula, and neighboring communities. Dane Alonso Dane Alonso The project for improving the plaza and constructing the market was conceived as a single, cohesive endeavor organized around its program and relationship with open spaces. The plaza serves two primary functions, leading to its division into two zones: the nort... More

The Amelia Tulum residential and commercial project forms part of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the Riviera Maya, within Aldea Zamá, which requires a lot of awareness as cenotes and jungle are all around. The intention is that the difference with the natural context will not be perceived, that the architecture becomes part of the jungle, just like the abandoned Mayan structures. Óscar Caballero for Sordo Madaleno Amelia Tulum’s concept is born of respect for the natural conditions of the climate, topography and native vegetation. The proposed construction has the least impact on the terrain, using the minimum footprint when raising the structure above the ground – the way a stilt house coexists wi... More

Exploring the confines of urban reality, this home emerges as a dream materialized for a young couple who, faced with the economic and social challenges of Mexico City, found their longed-for home outside of this context. The fusion of her musical passion and his love of reading is meticulously reflected in every detail of the spaces created. César Belio César Belio César Belio César Belio César Belio César Belio The single-level construction is erected with an amalgam of elements: concrete structures, joist and vault slabs, and flattened concrete block walls with locally obtained pigments. This approach not only accentuates the warmth of the colors, but also fits a mo... More

This project consists of a new consulate compound to be built on a 7.7-acre site in the border town of Matamoros, Mexico. The consulate compound will include a new office building, entry pavilions, support and utility buildings, on-site residences and recreational areas. This project employed the fundamental principles of design excellence; it is representative of the best of American Architecture and Government.  Gabe Border Gabe Border The design of the New Consulate for Matamoros moderates the interstitial space between the building and the perimeter with a representational “latilla”: creating a permeable extension of program space, extending the building into a conversation with its context while maintaining... More

A “public house” that features a restaurant, an artistic display, and a community gathering place. Moradores describes itself as a “public house” composed of a restaurant, art exhibition, and a meeting point for the community, within a nearly 100-year-old house that is one of the few survivors of the evolution of a representative neighborhood in downtown Toluca. This architecture demanded to be rescued from oblivion, bringing light and life back to what was once a family home, and transforming it into a space for the community. Zaickz Moz Zaickz Moz It is located in the 5 de Mayo neighborhood, just a few meters from Zaragoza Garden and the old Toluca beer factory, an area that was characterized by its hig... More

Kati Kaan is an off-the grid, self-sustainable beach house located at the National Biosphere Reserve of Sian Kaan in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo at the east of the Yucatan Peninsula. As an aisled location, it has to save, recycle as much as possible of water and to generate and store power from both, solar and wind generators. As part of the strict regulations for this site, the footprint of the house is limited to a tight land surface of the 100-meter beach-front plot, as up to 200 sq meters of construction and 8 meters above the highest dune are allowed.  Leo Espinosa As a response to the present conditions, the house is placed on stilts and behind the second dune, so the impact to the very sensitive vegetation is minimiz... More