Eight brutalist Mexican interiors that prove concrete doesn't have to feel cold
Raw concrete surfaces are softened by timber and plenty of daylight inside these Mexican houses, rounded up here as part of our latest lookbook. More
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FMT Estudio connects two Mexican dwellings with swimming pool courtyard
Local architecture practice FMT Estudio has completed two concrete houses on either end of a narrow plot in Mérida, Mexico, connected by a central courtyard. More
Dezeen Debate features Casa Wabi's "impressive and monumental" studio
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a studio in Mexico City created for Casa Wabi founder Bosco Sodi by Alberto Kalach. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Alberto Kalach creates "secular sacred space" for Casa Wabi founder in Mexico City
Mexican architect Alberto Kalach has created a studio for Casa Wabi founder Bosco Sodi in Mexico City that features expansive brickwork and industrial elements. More
Espacio 18 Arquitectura cantilevers a sculptural concrete house in Oaxaca
Mexican studio Espacio 18 Arquitectura has balanced an expansive concrete house designed like a "rock carved to create a sculpture" on a hillside in Oaxaca. More
Five key projects by curator and Dezeen Awards judge Su Wu
Writer and curator Su Wu has joined Dezeen Awards 2023 as a judge. Here, she selects five projects that best reflect her work. More
Manuel Cervantes develops "assisted self-production" housing in Mexico
Mexico City-based architect Manuel Cervantes Estudio has designed DIY housing that relies on passive, vernacular construction strategies to "help families build their living spaces in a better and smarter way." More
Brutalist-style villa by Espacio 18 embodies "natural beauty" of Yucatán Peninsula caves
Mexican practice Espacio 18 Arquitectura has designed a concrete holiday home in Tulum with a circular window in one of the ceilings that reveals a swimming pool. More
Estudio MMX and Luis Campos weave gardens into Betterware campus in Mexico
Ample daylight, worker ammenities and low-maintenance gardens feature in a large campus for a housewares company that was designed by Mexican architecture studios Estudio MMX and Luis Campos. More
Zozaya Arquitectos orients Mexican beach house around reflecting pool
Mexican studio Zozaya Arquitectos has designed a concrete seaside house defined by a calming water feature on the Pacific coast. More
Constellations and mangroves inform design of St. Regis Resort Kanai
Architecture studio Edmonds International has created a hotel near Playa del Carmen in Mexico that comprises a series of interlocking circular forms embedded in a mangrove forest. More
LBR&A creates dramatic cantilever for CH73 House in Mexico City
Architecture studio LBR&A has designed a residence that "breaks the imposed paradigms of construction" in a Mexico City neighbourhood where development has reportedly taken its toll on the landscape. More
Ludwig Godefroy creates brutalist cube-shaped home in Mexico
Mexico City-based architect Ludwig Godefroy designed a brutalist concrete holiday home in a Mexican pine forest called Casa Alférez. More
Erre Q Erre replaces parking lot with stone pavilion in Mexico City
Local architecture studio Erre Q Erre has created the Environmental Culture Center, a stone-clad pavilion and garden that replaces a parking lot in Bosque de Chapultepec, a large park in the centre of Mexico City. More
Pilar Zeta and Andrés Monnier create contrasting stone installations at Galerie Philia
Argentinian artist Pilar Zeta and Mexican sculptor Andrés Monnier have created the Antipodes exhibition at Galerie Philia that began during Mexico City's art week. More
Geometric perforations characterise coloured concrete housing block in Mexico
Mexican studio Miguel de la Torre Arquitectos has unveiled the coloured concrete Real de Los Reyes housing complex in Mexico City's Coyoacán neighbourhood. More
PPAA submerges bedrooms of Mexican house into stony terrain
Local studio PPAA has completed Echegaray house in the State of Mexico, which features bedrooms looking out to the rocky excavated ground and a communal living space on the top floor with panoramic views. More
"Nomadic" design gallery Masa opens permanent location in CDMX
Masa Gallery has announced the opening of its permanent gallery in a heritage building in Mexico City where installations as well as a repository of work from past shows will be held. More
Cruciform cabinet anchors The Loma Residence by Esrawe Studio
An oak "skin" wraps the interior of living spaces at this apartment in Mexico City, renovated by locally based Esrawe Studio. More
Direccion brings sense of tranquility to Casa Tres Árboles in Valle de Bravo
The designers at Mexican studio Direccion had "monastic sanctuary" in mind when revamping this weekend retreat in Valle de Bravo. More