CPDA incorporates "secret garden" into Mexico City apartment building
Mexican firm CPDA Arquitectos has completed a residential building that features a stone-clad exterior and a lush courtyard that is not visible from the street. The project, called Casa Jardin...
View ArticleTree grows through circular opening in courtyard canopy of Mexico house by...
Mexican architect Daniela Bucio Sistos has created a red brick and coloured concrete house in Morelia, Mexico, that features round windows and a disc-shaped canopy over a courtyard. Called Casa UC, the...
View ArticleRené Pérez Gómez designs concrete retreat in Mexican forest
Mexican architect René Pérez Gómez has completed Casa Amapa, a pared-back concrete house nestled in the Primavera forest near Guadalajara in Mexico. The home has been designed to be a place for...
View ArticleEspacio 18's La Casa del Sapo opens out onto a beach in Mexico
Mexican practice Espacio 18 Arquitectura has designed a concrete seafront home on Zapotengo beach in Oaxaca, with two wings oriented to follow the rising and setting of the sun. Called La Casa del...
View ArticleConcrete house by Gestalt Associates take cues from Querétaro's colonial...
Gardens carved from this concrete home near Quérétaro, Mexico by Gestalt Associates bring light, air and vegetation into the living spaces. Completed earlier in 2021 by Querétaro-based studio Gestalt...
View ArticleEarth-toned concrete covers Casa Calafia in Mexico by RED Arquitectos
Named after a mythical warrior queen, this house by RED Arquitectos features arched doorways and windows that overlook the Pacific Ocean from Mexico's Baja peninsula. The 200-square-metre house is...
View ArticleFHV Architectes and Blancasmoran overhaul Swiss Ambassador's Residence in...
Black granite, terrazzo, and concrete all contrast the lush vegetation at this compound on Mexico City's elite Paseo de la Reforma, which houses the official residence of the Swiss Ambassador to...
View ArticleHW Studio's vaulted concrete home nestles into forest outside Morelia
HW Studio has created a sunken home in the forests of Morelia, in central Mexico, with a vaulted concrete living room that opens out to the site's lush surroundings. The project, nicknamed "The Hill in...
View ArticleHEMAA completes pair of stone houses for two brothers in Mexico City
Architecture studio HEMAA has completed two homes in the Jardines del Pedregal neighbourhood of Mexico City that share a lush garden at the front of the property. Completed earlier this year, the pair...
View ArticleFrancisco Pardo tucks Casa Aguacates into hillside in rural Mexico
Mexican architect Francisco Pardo has created a partly underground weekend home that is meant to exist in "pleasant tension" with the natural landscape. Casa Aguacates is located in Valle de Bravo, a...
View ArticleAmezcua unveils homes built using its prefabricated Kineki system
Prefabricated modules and renewable materials feature in a flexible design system by Mexican firm Amezcua that has been used to build three houses at a weekend retreat. Based in Mexico City, Amezcua is...
View ArticleZozaya Arquitectos completes housing development beside Mexico's Lake Avándaro
Traditional construction materials are used in contemporary forms at this residential development by Zozaya Arquitectos in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Named after the nearby picturesque Lake Avándaro, two...
View ArticleConcrete walls frame desert views in remote Chihuahua home by OAX Arquitectos
The earthen tone of this off-grid holiday home in Northern Mexico was selected to match the rock formations of the nearby Cumbres de Majalca National Park, which is known for its dramatic landscapes....
View ArticlePráctica Arquitectura reinterprets Mexican hacienda in volcanic stone
Mexican studio Práctica Arquitectura has designed La Hacienda Jardín, a holiday home in Tepoztlán built from Texcal volcanic stone and Durango pine around a central courtyard. Located one hour south of...
View ArticleCotaparedes Arquitectos completes Mexican home built around two courtyards
This minimalist white house in Mexico was designed by Cotaparedes Arquitectos as "introspective architecture" focused on a pair of courtyards. The villa is located in La Piedad, a city that sits...
View ArticlePalma reorganises San Ignacio beach home in Mexico around circular pool
Mexican design studio Palma has renovated and extended a home on the Pacific coast, reorganising the living spaces around a central circular swimming pool. The San Ignacio project is located near...
View ArticleA minimalist white house in Mexico features in today's Dezeen Debate newsletter
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate, the new name for our Dezeen Weekly newsletter, features a minimalist white house in Mexico. Commenters are amazed by the Mexican villa, which Cotaparedes...
View ArticleManuel Cervantes Estudio embeds Hill House into a slope in Mexico
Architecture firm Manuel Cervantes Estudio has used concrete, wood and rugged stone to build a dwelling in central Mexico that is partly sunken into the ground. The Hill House project is located in the...
View ArticleRED Arquitectos builds Casa Numa from coconut-palm wood
Mexican studio RED Arquitectos has created a screen-wrapped house made almost entirely out of wood from coconut palm trees, which was designed to blend into its surroundings on a small island off the...
View ArticleLopez Gonzalez hides roof terrace atop black House in Xalapa
Mexico City-based Lopez Gonzalez Studio has carved a terrace into a gabled rooftop on a black house in Xalapa, Veracruz. Designed for a growing family, the House in Xalapa is a three-storey structure...
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