Oaxaca

We find a privileged site in the highest part of the region, a large free area with surprising views and abundant nature. The program had under its premises the objective of unifying and generating pride, belonging and positively impacting the users of the municipality and adjacent areas.  Omar Luis Salvatierra The tools; education and culture through an agora, we generate urban and social connection and bond through a public square, promoting youth and family interaction in the children's play area and of course sports through a professional court football stadium with stands for up to five hundred people.  Omar Luis Salvatierra A very extensive space, with rugged and wasted shapes, led us to carry out specific analyz... More

Taller MRD and DFArquitectos collaborate to revitalize the Santa María Petapa market in Oaxaca, Mexico, offering it a new opportunity after the devastating earthquake of 2017. Established by the Urban Improvement Program (PMU) and headed by the Secretariat of Agrarian and Territorial Development and Urban (SEDATU), this project had as its main objective the unification and integration of a previously urban and socially fractured space. By preserving the site's distinctive cultural elements, such as ocher-toned brick and clay structures, the team not only managed to preserve its origin, but also forged a lasting legacy. Jesús Omar Luis Salvatierra Jesús Omar Luis Salvatierra What we found on the site was an ur... More

Located in Zicatela, Oaxaca, on the southwest coast of Mexico, within the conurbation of Puerto Escondido, this building stood in a place of high tourist demand and was ideal for recreation. With a population of 45,000 inhabitants, this city stood out for its recreational and surfing beaches, its gastronomy, its orography, its vernacular architecture, and its bohemian charm. These characteristics positioned this city as one of the fastest-growing and most attractive vacation destinations in the country and internationally. Alex Kortkov Situated in one of the areas with the highest tourist potential, just within a 10-minute walking distance from the beach, the project was designed through a rigorous market analysis to respond to the hi... More

The project is a house for a family of four in the limits of the historic center of the city of Oaxaca de Juárez. Faced with a terrain that at first glance seems like a challenge, with a rhomboid shape, the residual space between a hotel and a subdivision without much meaning and totally asymmetric, we decided to use the strategy of generating stereotomic architecture, so we first created a prism with the footprint and height allowed by the construction regulations to later excavate it and illuminate the spaces. Desfase In the main access, stairs lead to the entrance of the monospace and next to it, the garage blends with a raised triangular garden. As part of our design process our clients describe how they would like to fee... More