Monterrey

Casa Lajas, located in the mountains of Monterrey, is a timeless example of design that integrates modern and classic architectural elements while highlighting its natural surroundings. The residence harmoniously takes advantage of the sloped terrain, incorporating the natural curvature into its design. This architectural project enhances the panoramic views of the city and creates spaces that connect the interior with the exterior. Radar Photography From the outset, the goal was clear: to design a three-level home that maximized the available space while meeting the needs of its residents, maintaining a balance between modernity and warmth. Each area was designed to harness natural light and create a sense of spaciousness. The materi... More

This project involves 3 apartment towers that house 279 units. Two towers are 16 levels while the last one has one level less. The three towers rest on a four-level parking lot building that comprises service areas, both maintenance and administration, as well as bicycle parking spots, 614 parking spaces and a total of 280 warehouse units for the apartment residents.Its construction is divided into 3 phases. The first phase involves a 95-apartment building with 15 floors that have 4 housing typologies and on the last level there are 3 apartments and a penthouse. The second phase is identical to the first one. The third phase has 14 standard levels and 1 penthouse floor, for a total of 89 apartment units.The parking lot is also divided accor... More

Ethérea is a 4-tower multi-family housing, which house 230 apartments. The project is developed in 1.8 hectares leaving the rest as a natural area, with the aim of generating an environment of privacy and security.The project intends to generate an atmosphere of social and family coexistence, in a green and pleasant environment where recreational activities can be carried out. Likewise, each tower has designated amenities within the complex.The design promotes the use of communal spaces, corridors and green areas in general, with the aim of promoting social integration and common welfare. Among the amenities, for all residents, a clubhouse was included, where social activities can take place with family or friends. The architecture fol... More

The Ayucaa´s 1500 houses and 400 apartments in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, started construction.With 357,680 m² of site area, 51 houses per ha and $235 per m² construction cost.A political change that led to the improvement of social housing in the municipality of San Pedro Garza García allowed us to develop a proposal that breaks with the model of urban sprawl that characterizes Mexican social housing. Ayuccá seeks to generate a complete sense of neighborhood, considering concepts such as typological diversity, facilities and infrastructure, greenspace, quality public spaces, urban planning (taking into account the regulations and peculiarities of the informal city), variety in the typology (combining collective, private housing, commerce,... More

The new pavilion is located at the heart of Tec de Monterrey, being part of the Campus Monterrey 2014 Master Plan, also known as the Tec District, developed by the international firm Sasaki Associates in collaboration with Mexican urbanists, architects and engineers to redefine the spaces within the campus and its relationship with the urban environment.The new building does not change in its concept, but it enhances its vocation as place to meet with more flexible spaces. Under an analysis that considered new capacity requirements, diversity of activities and nowadays needs, the new pavilion becomes a space to detonate collaboration, exchange of ideas and innovation that maximizes the qualities of one of the most emblematic cafeterias of t... More

The new library will embody the academic mission of Tec de Monterrey, common ground for all disciplines and programs contained within the Tec, the library will be the place where students, faculty, staff, and knowledge groups come together to access information, study, collaborate, and be inspired.The experience of the library will sum up the full cycle of learning and production at the Tec, from the day to day to special events. In acknowledgement of the dynamic nature of teaching and learning at the Tec, the building will be inherently flexible and adaptable, ensuring it will both serve and reflect the learning experience from now on to the future. The new library for the University creates a vibrant heart at the center of the campus. Pro... More

 Sonoma club is located in Valle Oriente, in Monterrey, Mexico. It has an extension of150,000 m2, of which 10,000 m2 are dedicated to sports facilities and common areas. The master plan includes 8 towers and a clubhouse, where Torre Vento is the first to be built. The 36 levels of the tower include private amenities, an event hall on the first floor, four parking stories for 150 vehicles and more than 50 warehouse spaces. It also has 50 apartment units, of which 47 are 160 to 260 m2, two sky residences with 320 to 490 m2 and a two-storey penthouse with a terrace.  More

La Capital is a mixed-use project with an apartment building and commercial premises that was conceived as place of transition, recreation and rest for pedestrians who travel between Macroplaza and Fundidora Park. The project maintains the importance of pedestrians and the community that uses Paseo Santa Lucia and integrates a housing complex not only not affecting the environment but generating the benefit of keeping the area with a high influx of visitors, conveying a natural surveillance by and for the entire community. Walkscapes are used for different civic activities as well. It was also suggested that instead of making several housing blocks, two would be made for housing, with the aim of protecting the complex from solar exposure, c... More

Located in the center of Monterrey the project comes in mutual agreement by the public and private sector that seek for a mixed use office building to be a potential urban detonator of the area. This project is divided on two phases. It all started when the director of the Central de Autobuses de Monterrey commissioned us to perform an audit of the existing terminal space located on Avenida Colon. This audit included an analysis of the space to determine if the total area which had was the right to operate or require more space for their operations. It was concluded that the redevelopment of the center would be complicated and expensive, mainly due to the current building layout that presented an original approach that no longer corresponds... More

Located in the center of San Pedro Garza García, Monterrey the project comes in mutual agreement by the public and private sector that seek for a mixed use office building to be a potential urban detonator of the area. The client’s request was to create a “pi­lot” project with a retail ground level that insti­gated the economic activities and triggered the revitalization of the neighboring urban areas. Despite the slow development on the center of San Pedro, the project surged as a trigger for future ur­ban projects and contributes to the streets-cape beautification along the area. The project’s design had to serve as a transition to the pedestrian, pro­vide large and shaded sidewalks with inviting street­scape that would transform the loca... More