Mexico City-based architects, Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica (CCA) have designed the Community Development Centre (CDA) as part of the Urban Improvement program in Jalpa de Méndez, Tabasco, Mexico. The project was conceived as a sculpture created from eight giant concrete panels perforated with arches, forming spaces for workshops, a multi-purpose room, a library, and an auditorium. Void spaces within the arches provide interior gardens, while a central communal garden offers views from the interior spaces.
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Luis Barragán Archive at the Vitra Design Museum
Barragán Gallery, Vitra Schaudepot, GERMANY
The Barragan Foundation has been caring for the estate of Luis Barragán (1902-1988), widely regarded as the most important Mexican architect of the 20th century. The archive material was recently moved to the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Luis Barragán drew international attention with his first works in his hometown of Guadalajara. After moving to Mexico City in 1935, he developed his architectural language, combining international modernism with traditional elements of Mexican culture and landscape.
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Mexico-based architects HW Studio, designed Casa Enso II in Guanajuato, Mexico using stone as the primary construction material, an abundant local material with deep cultural significance. The project is organised as a crucifix creating four quadrants each with a separate purpose. The entrance quadrant houses a garden, the second quadrant provides space for cars with shading by preserved trees, there is a one-bedroom house in the third quadrant and a contrasting vertical element in the fourth quadrant forming an office. Photo Cesar Bejar. HW Studio
Casa Tejocote by GOMA integrates with the semi-desert landscape of Querétaro, Mexico
Gonzalez Muchos Arquitectura (GOMA) designed Casa Tejocote in Querétaro, Mexico, consisting of four concrete volumes set around a central garden. The pigmented concrete structure is fully exposed and provides the finish for both the interior and exterior. It is designed to match the landscape and give warmth to the interior spaces, which open onto either gardens or patios. Photo Ariadna Polo. GOMA