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Cigno Hotel Boutique in Merida elucidates the city's Mayan past
Mar 25, 2023by Almas Sadique Mar 25, 2023
The boutique hotel in Merida, Mexico, renovated by Roger González, connects the city’s past and present.
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Zozaya Arquitectos' Casa Mateo is a tropical minimalist haven on the coast of Mexico
Mar 18, 2023by Pallavi Mehra Mar 18, 2023
At Casa Mateo, sprawling social areas open into the natural landscape, blurring the boundaries between the indoors and outdoors, with panoramic vistas of the Pacific Ocean.
Spiralling ecological statements in stone: Centro de Cultura Ambiental Chapultepec
Mar 08, 2023by Jerry Elengical Mar 08, 2023
ERRE Q ERRE arquitectura y urbanismo has completed a black stone clad pavilion and amphitheatre as part of a sprawling landscape project in Mexico City’s Bosque de Chapultepec park.
'In Praise of Caves' at Noguchi Museum probes discussions on organic architecture
Feb 25, 2023by Almas Sadique Feb 25, 2023
Art and architecture projects by Carlos Lazo, Mathias Goeritz, Juan O'Gorman, and Javier Senosiain examine cave habitats at the Noguchi Museum with the show In Praise of Caves.
RootStudio renews Casa Mulata as a modern unit in Mexico's culture-rich fabric
Feb 17, 2023by STIRworld Feb 17, 2023
Led by architect João Boto Cæiro, RootStudio revives Casa Mulata in Oaxaca, which coalesces its traditional Mexican roots with contemporary design leads.
When architecture falls in love with nature: the Valle San Nicolás - Clubhouse in Mexico
Jan 23, 2023by Jincy Iype Jan 23, 2023
The Valle San Nicolás - Clubhouse designed by Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos is articulated as a low circular volume made of sustainably sourced wood, ‘like a boat anchored in the water.’
Casa Lorena is a pastel-toned urban haven filled with nature and light in Mexico
Jan 17, 2023by Jerry Elengical Jan 17, 2023
Workshop, Diseño y Construcción has renovated an early 20th-century home on a narrow plot in Mérida, Yucatán, blending modern sensibilities with traditional flourishes.
The understated and modern Casa El Pinar in Mexico revels in material authenticity
Jan 04, 2023by STIRworld Jan 04, 2023
In Mexico’s Valle de Bravo, Casa El Pinar by CF Taller de Arquitectura and Merodio Arquitectos strikes contemporaneity with pine wood, concrete, steel, glass, and local stone.
Discussion, discourse, and creative insight through STIRring conversations in 2022
Dec 27, 2022by Jincy Iype Dec 27, 2022
Best of 2022: From Oscar-nominated production designers to trend forecasters, STIR recalls compelling conversations centred on the disciplines of architecture and design.
‘Driving the Human’: an explorative event in redesigning our relationship with the planet
Dec 15, 2022by Riya Patel Dec 15, 2022
Last month a former crematorium on the outskirts of Berlin saw itself transformed into an atmospheric bunker primed for speculation on our ecological and social future.
The recovery, restoration and revival of Gabriel López Chiñas Library by RootStudio
Dec 10, 2022by Sunena V Maju Dec 10, 2022
Harmonising the original structure with elements of contemporary sustainable architecture, RootStudio unveils the restored Gabriel López Chiñas Library in Oaxaca.
Tatiana Bilbao on creating architecture that enhances the human experience
Dec 09, 2022by Dhwani Shanghvi Dec 09, 2022
In conversation with STIR, the Mexican architect discusses her ideas for a future city, creating social justice and stronger communities through design, and questioning existing social and spatial hierarchies.
Continuing the legacy: In conversation with the second generation of three architects
Dec 07, 2022by Vladimir Belogolovsky Dec 07, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky recalls interviewing Japanese architect Paul Tange, Danish architect Kim Utzon, and Mexican architect Victor Legorreta, the sons of three great architects.
Cities: Affordable Housing Public Debates 2022 by the Norman Foster Foundation
Nov 18, 2022by Jerry Elengical Nov 18, 2022
Uniting minds such as Alejandro Aravena, Tatiana Bilbao, and Peter van Assche, the event probed into how cities of the future can tackle rampant urbanisation and housing demand.
A play of arches: Villa Petricor is a contemporary take on Mexican architecture
Nov 01, 2022by Sunena V Maju Nov 01, 2022
Designed by CO-LAB Design Office, Villa Petricor demystifies the coexistence of nature and contemporary structures in Mexican architecture.
Tatiana Bilbao’s installation at NGV Melbourne initiates a conversation on 'care'
Oct 15, 2022by Zohra Khan Oct 15, 2022
The Mexican architect invites collective reflection on the act of who cares for our garments and washes them, and how this labour has remained ignored in the history of domesticity.
Placing folklore in modernity, Naso fills the concrete shell of Lago|Algo in Mexico
Oct 06, 2022by Sunena V Maju Oct 06, 2022
Through the intervention by Naso, Lago|Algo adorns a new identity with a restaurant and public gallery space inside the concrete shell of the modernist icon at Chapultepec.
Casa Pasiddhi by Rojkind Arquitectos is discovered as “an introverted stone vestige”
Sep 20, 2022by Jincy Iype Sep 20, 2022
With fluted black concrete exteriors, Rojkind Arquitectos arranges Pasiddhi House in Mexico as an elevated, “snake-shaped” series of bridges and volumes above a living, central garden.
RootStudio marries the forms and flora of Mexican brutalism in Hotel Flavia
Sep 19, 2022by Sunena V Maju Sep 19, 2022
The Hotel Flavia in Oaxaca connects the contrasting dualities of built and unbuilt, tangible and intangible, architecture and landscape, and vernacularism and modernism.
Ludwig Godefroy's Hotel Casa TO is a concrete oasis enclosed by sky
Sep 15, 2022by Sunena V Maju Sep 15, 2022
Hotel Casa TO in Mexico by Ludwig Godefroy adapts the sculptural expression of modern architecture into the contextual influence of the serene surroundings.
Rojkind Arquitectos makes its Metaverse debut with the José Cuervo Metadistillery
Sep 05, 2022by Jincy Iype Sep 05, 2022
STIR interviews Michel Rojkind, founder of Rojkind Arquitectos, on exploring the blooming realm of Metaverse architecture with the Metadistillery, modelled on the roots of an agave plant.
A circle, a sundial, an infinity: Wóolis residence by Arkham Projects
Sep 01, 2022by Jincy Iype Sep 01, 2022
Wóolis, an austere Mexican residence by Arkham Projects is conceived as a circular observatory, its geometric, subtle being drawing from Mayan architecture and heritage.
Dramatic concrete folds construe Casa Acantilado along a Pacific cliffside
Aug 05, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Aug 05, 2022
Designed as a series of protruding masses from a cliffside in the resort city of Zihuatanejo, the villa by Zozaya Arquitectos is formed along the lines of a lighthouse for the marooned.
From facia to form, Pensamientos Residencial uses voids to enliven housing
Jul 27, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Jul 27, 2022
Designed by Espacio 18 Arquitectura, the structure in Oaxaca, Mexico, adapts principles of Mexican architecture to linear volumes, proposing fresh paradigms in social row housing.
Zoncuantla Apartments by Rafael Pardo tower tetris-like above panoramic contours
Jul 21, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Jul 21, 2022
Baring its pigmented concrete composition, the set of vertically stacked apartments in Coatepec, Mexico, boasts a shrunk-down footprint and stunning views for each unit.
Hermès sought lightness through materiality and colours at Salone del Mobile
Jul 12, 2022by Zohra Khan Jul 12, 2022
The French luxury brand created four grand pavilions exuding lightness in their materiality to reveal Collections for the home in Milan's La Pelota.
Rain Harvest Home in verdant Mexico boasts water autonomy and simple living
Jul 01, 2022by Jincy Iype Jul 01, 2022
Casa Cosecha de Lluvia by Robert Hutchison Architecture and JSa Arquitectura is a series of three low forms featuring a catchment with a reservoir system that purifies harvested rainwater.
Casa Aguacates by Francisco Pardo explores the “fifth facade” in rural Mexico
Jun 01, 2022by Jincy Iype Jun 01, 2022
The underground "Avocado House" by Francisco Pardo Arquitecto establishes intimacy with the rhythms of nature, by literally blending into the verdant landscape it rests rustic under.
Casa Malandra by Taller Alberto Calleja finds strength in intended ordinariness
May 04, 2022by Jincy Iype May 04, 2022
Taller Alberto Calleja drew from the Mexican vernacular for Casa Malandra, articulated as two rectangular forms converging at their centre, carrying simple materiality of wood and concrete.
Private Museums of the World: Museo Soumaya
Apr 08, 2022by Nadezna Siganporia Apr 08, 2022
Wrapped in a skin of mirrored hexagons and featuring a fluid form and interiors, Museo Soumaya is an architectural icon designed by Mexican architect Fernando Romero.
VOID Studio’s Cuatro Ceilos is an inward-looking Mexican jungle in Tulum
Apr 07, 2022by Zohra Khan Apr 07, 2022
A cluster of four apartments in a dense Tulum neighbourhood connects to the feeling of living in a jungle, amidst beaches, scorching heat and generous sky.
The relief ceiling of Veneno restaurant mimics a labyrinth of archeological ruins
Feb 18, 2022by Jincy Iype Feb 18, 2022
The sandy interiors of Veneno restaurant by Monteon Arquitectos Asociados are inspired by desert hues and the haciendas of Mexico, to combine with traditional Mexican cuisine.
Javier Senosiain's tryst with organic architecture through Casa Organica
Feb 08, 2022by Devanshi Shah Feb 08, 2022
Casa Organica by the Mexican architect was born from the idea of creating a space adapted to humans, according to their environmental, physical and psychological needs.
Casa Mague, Mexico, pushes the elements of architecture beyond their canonical function
Jan 29, 2022by Devanshi Shah Jan 29, 2022
Mauricio Ceballos x Architects' project is a careful and sensitive architectural intervention that considers the environment and pre-Hispanic history of its location.
Paradero Todos Santos by Yektajo Valdez Architects celebrates rustic architecture
Jan 19, 2022by Devanshi Shah Jan 19, 2022
Envisioned as a space that elevates community gathering and minimises environmental impact, the Mexico hotel features a curated landscape that blurs the interior-exterior experience.
Construing Botániqo, a lush residential complex proposed by Tatiana Bilbao Estudio
Jan 04, 2022by Jincy Iype Jan 04, 2022
STIR speaks with Tatiana Bilbao Spamer and Joseph Schwarzkopf about Botániqo in Ecuador, a nine-tower residential development "with a human and community-centered” approach.
OAX Arquitectos creates a brutalist home near Majalca National Park, Mexico
Jan 03, 2022by Devanshi Shah Jan 03, 2022
Casa Majalca is designed to encourage outdoor activities and socialising with the community in the area while emulating the aura of a primitive cave.
Alejandro D’Acosta evokes hallowed spaces and ancient distilleries in Casa Silencio
Nov 22, 2021by Jerry Elengical Nov 22, 2021
Designed as a ceremonial space and resort in Oaxaca, Mexico, for artisanal mezcal brand Mezcal El Silencio, the complex is a sensory feast dedicated to the appreciation of mezcal.
Of shelter and absent architecture: The Hill in Front of the Glen by HW Studio
Nov 01, 2021by Jincy Iype Nov 01, 2021
Meditative and contemporary, the concrete stillness of The Hill in Front of the Glen House preserves the lush landscape of the hillock it resides under, in Morelia, Mexico.
La Casa del Sapo by Espacio 18 Arquitectura orients itself to the rising and setting sun
Oct 04, 2021by Jincy Iype Oct 04, 2021
Celebrating its waterfront setting in México, Espacio 18’s La Casa del Sapo embraces its rough yet refined design defined by concrete, terracotta tiles and timber accents.
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