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02-03-2022

Colectivo C733: Public market in Matamoros, Mexico

Collettivo C733’s market in Matamoros, on the border between Mexico and Texas, responds to society’s need for spaces for hospitality and dialogue with its form and internal layout. The market is not just a centre of trade, but a sustainable system that may be replicated elsewhere to support vulnerable communities.

16-11-2020

Main Office redesigns the traditional Mexican villas of Villa Pelícanos in Sayulita

In Sayulita, a seaside resort on the west coast of Mexico, Main Office renovated Villa Pelícanos, a residential development built in the '80s on a naturally sloping site in the luxuriant tropical landscape overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The architects expanded and renovated the existing constructions to create an eclectic "buen retiro" reinterpreting traditional Mexican constructions with the addition of a yoga platform.

17-07-2020

ALENCASTRE 360, a house in Mexico City by HEMAA

With ALENCASTRE 360, the Mexican architectural firm HEMAA has created an outstanding private home in Mexico City. Underlying the project is the desire to preserve the existing trees and incorporate them into the architectural concept.

28-08-2019

Pedro & Juana’s Hórama Rama temporary installations for YAP 2019

Until 2 September, at MoMA PS1, visitors can enjoy an immersive experience in the jungle through a cyclorama structure. The project was designed by architects Ana Paula Ruiz Galindo and Mecky Reuss from the Pedro & Juana architectural firm, the winners of the Young Architects Program, the annual programme for young architects promoted by MoMA and MoMA PS1 in New York.

27-09-2018

Main Office designs a house surrounded by the tropical landscape of Mexico

Immersed in the luxuriant tropical vegetation, Casa LT is a recent expansion and renovation project by Main Office, the studio run by architects Dante Borgo and Isabella Eriksson.

19-02-2018

Frida Escobedo’s Serpentine Pavilion 2018

Light, water and geometry are the keys to the Serpentine Pavilion 2018 by Mexican architect Frida Escobedo.