PPAA arranges terraces around house in a Mexican forest
Mexican studio PPAA has created a grey stucco house with open-air terraces that allows residents to reconnect with the forest of Valle de Bravo, Mexico. More
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"Water mirror" reflects light into villa overlooking Lake Zurich by PPAA
Mexican studio PPAA has completed a concrete villa beside Lake Zurich in Switzerland, fronted by a long water feature that helps to illuminate the interior. More
PPAA submerges bedrooms underneath A-frame house near Mexico City
Local studio Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados has completed a wooden A-frame house with underground bedrooms in a forested area outside Mexico City. 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
Architecture at Home exhibition presents "human-centred" housing prototypes
New York studio Levenbetts and Mexico City practice PPAA are among the firms that have designed socially conscious architecture prototypes for an exhibition on housing at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas. More
PPAA completes residence in Mexico City clad with board-formed concrete
Courtyards, walkways, and staircases delineate the volumes of this home in Mexico City designed by local studio PPAA. More
Rooftop pools crown holiday apartments in Tulum jungle by PPAA
Architecture firm PPAA has designed BAI-HA, an 18-apartment holiday resort in Tulum built from wood, washed concrete and stucco made from Mexican chukum. More
Wooden lattices screen concrete hotel by PPAA in Mexico City
Mexican practice PPAA has designed Casa Octavia, a boutique hotel in Mexico City that is based around the eponymous fashion brand. More
Black monolithic volumes and concrete latticework form Carrizal houses in Mexico City
Eight black houses are arranged next to a path cutting through this residential complex that architecture firm PPAA has designed in Mexico City. More
Matte-black house Las Golondrinas is a sanctuary for retirement in Valle de Bravo
Architecture firm PPAA has designed a black house atop a sloped site in Mexico's Valle de Bravo region with a swimming pool that meets the tree canopy. More
Huge window opens to patios in matching Mexico City houses by PPAA
Architecture firm PPAA has created a pair of slender houses in Mexico City that have rear patios accessed by glass doors to flood natural light inside. More
PPAA designs pink prototype for Mexican low-cost housing initiative
Pinkish cement covers the exterior of this dwelling in Mexico, which architecture firm PPAA designed for an experimental housing initiative led by the federal institute Infonavit. More
Black facades contrast pale interiors in Lluvia house by PPAA
Courtyards and double-height spaces create a bright and airy atmosphere inside this black house in Mexico City, which was designed by architecture studio PPAA. More
PPAA designs Tlalpuente house to merge with wooded landscape in Mexico City
Architecture studio PPAA cut away portions of a square-plan house to create voids that bring in natural light and provide an intimate connection to the surrounding forest. More
Gardens surround board-marked concrete house in Mexico City by PPAA Arquitectos
Mexican firm PPAA Arquitectos has used board-marked concrete to frame a patio on the rooftop of this house in Mexico City, where residents can lounge in a hammock. More
PPAA Arquitectos completes "isolated" Aculco retreat for two brothers in Mexico
Stone sourced from a nearby quarry was used to build this house in Mexico, which architecture studio PPAA designed for two brothers who wanted to get away to "the middle of nowhere". More