by 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.’
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by Jincy Iype Jul 24, 2021
3ME Arquitectura draws from the Mexican agrarian countryside including haciendas, silos, and convents to build Módulo de Riego, an agricultural complex outlined by clear geometry.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jul 08, 2021
Vladimir Belogolovsky visits an architectural exhibition on the work of Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido at the Museo Metropolitano in Monterrey, Mexico.
by Jincy Iype Apr 07, 2021
Located in Mexico, Casa Bugambilias perfects the simple living narrative in its airy interiors and stacked concrete volumes, responding to its climatic and social context.
by Anmol Ahuja Mar 19, 2021
Construed as a “blind date” between the speakers, and between art and architecture by extension, STIR facilitates a confluence between creatives searching for stillness.
by STIRworld Mar 15, 2021
The Mexican home with a promenade for an entrance references the haciendas of Yucatan, its concrete architecture with varying heights establishing rich encounters with nature.
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