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Casa More / Workshop Diseño y Construcción

Valentina Díaz — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:54:00 +0000

Casa More, located in the historic center of Mérida, was built in the 1940s, influenced by the Art Deco style of the era. During the intervention process, the existing spaces were restored and remodeled, adding only a terrace and a pool at the center of the lot.

Eclipse House / Etea + Ghostframe

Valentina Díaz — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Casa Eclipse was conceived as a dreamlike vision in the northern part of Mérida, Mexico. The clients commissioned a sculptural architectural space, open to the outdoors, where vegetation takes center stage, utilizing evocative forms with surrealist inspiration. The design layout is distributed across a plot where existing trees were carefully preserved and integrated into the plan, resulting in an unconventional program; the beauty of domestic architecture lies in its potential to reflect on the act of dwelling.

Inhabiting a Layered Past: How Contemporary Design Is Transforming Colonial Houses in Mérida, Mexico

Agustina Iñiguez — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 07:30:00 +0000

In the pursuit of connecting with the architectural traditions of cities and integrating their natural environments into design projects, the contemporary reinterpretation of colonial homes in Mexico faces the challenge of enhancing the contrast between the old and the new. Through the conservation of historical elements, the reuse of materials, and the fusion with contemporary design, the architecture of Mérida recognizes in its original colonial configuration new opportunities to create spaces in line with today’s demands. From achieving a direct connection with nature to naturally lighting and ventilating interior spaces, numerous ancient constructions, whether in ruins or not, choose to highlight their architecture by giving them a new life.

K'ab House / Lessmore Group

Valentina Díaz — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Located in the north and on the outskirts of Mérida, Yucatán, this family residence is a refuge of tranquility, designed on a plot of 1,226.35 m2 to take advantage of the connection with the natural environment and the serenity that comes from being away from urban hustle and bustle.

House Eterna / TARA Arquitectura

Valentina Díaz — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000

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Vistalcielo / Veinte Diezz Arquitectos

Valentina Díaz — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Located on a narrow urban lot measuring 5 by 31 meters, the existing house was in a state of structural neglect, with collapsed roofs and overgrown vegetation. Rather than demolishthe house, the architects proposed a minimal and respectful strategy: conserve the historic masonry walls, introduce light through patios and skylights, and organize the home into six distinct volumes—three covered and three open. This layout generates visual transparency, cross-ventilation, and a seamless indoor-outdoor experience.

Xcumpich House / Taller Mexicano de Arquitectura

Andreas Luco — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Located in the northern area of Mérida, Yucatán, Casa Xcumpich. also known by the Mayan word Chac due to the "reddish" color of its walls, seeks to reinterpret its context with a contemporary style, aiming to integrate at a pedestrian level with the neighboring typologies.

Soskil House / Ludwig Godefroy architect

Paula Pintos — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Casa Soskil is a house conceived from its negative space. Let me explain. This project, instead of being designed around the built, habitable spaces—the positive space that houses the home—was conceived in reverse, starting from the void that defines its garden. This empty garden space is the fundamental element that protects the house and all its interior spaces.

La Casa Rosa / NKN Studio

Hadir Al Koshta — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Enekén Studio, led by architect Miguel Tapia, presents La Casa Rosa. This 315 m² project transforms a house in ruins into a residence that blends tranquility, contemporary design, and a deep connection to nature. Designed as a second home for a family from Mexico City, the house is a tribute to the owner's small daughters, who dreamt of their pink house. Through this design, Tapia honors the family bond while preserving the original character of the building, including its original pink façade.

“Eya” House / TARA Arquitectura

Hana Abdel — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000

The "Eya" house is located in the city of Mérida, Yucatán, and is the result of a deep analysis and interpretation of the clients' needs and their way of seeing and appreciating life. The main objective of the "Eya" house arises from conceptualizing the project as an entity that preexists on the site, for which the architectural intervention would adapt and honor the context.

Zen House / Garrido Lizarraga Arquitectos

Andreas Luco — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Casa Zen was conceived for the family of a yoga teacher who wanted to integrate her residence with a study space. The architectural program required the basic elements of a single-family home, with the only condition imposed by the owners being to preserve as many existing trees as possible and to avoid cutting them down at all costs. This challenge of preserving the trees was, in fact, the driving force behind the project, as the architectural approach and concept emerged from this premise.

Miranda Palmeto / TACO taller de arquitectura contextual

Andreas Luco — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Miranda Palmeto is a productive house through the mixed-use of neighborhood-scale. It is part of a series of architectural interventions aimed at enhancing the Palmeto (a collection of palms) at the Cholul Nursery, a 2.5-hectare green space with several decades of history dedicated to producing and selling tropical plants. Located in the heart of Cholul, a Mayan / Colonial community within the municipality of Merida in southeastern Mexicothis, the project seeks to bring value to the site and integrate it within its cultural and environmental context.

El Gran La Plancha Park / Quesnel arquitectos + Muñoz Arquitectos

Andreas Luco — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The project is located east of downtown Mérida in Yucatán, Mexico, a city renowned for its cultural, artistic, and historical richness. The city's heart is characterized by colonial architecture in urban landmarks such as its plazas and parks. An example of this is the intervention site, commonly referred to by the population as La Plancha, a Mérida Railway Station from 1920, which stands as a testament to Yucatán's glorious past, a reminder of the henequen boom, and the transformative impact of the railway in the region.

Casa Ajau / Nutum Estudio

Paula Pintos — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 15:00:00 +0000

ki'imak k óol taale'ex waye (I'm glad you're here). The house welcomes visitors with graffiti painted on the metal advertisement on a party wall when the entire plot was used as a garage. The concrete slab where only cars could live had to be lifted to become a new space for humans, plants, and fauna.

LOHR House / Veinte Diezz Arquitectos

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000

A few blocks from the "Plaza Grande" and "Parque de San Juan" in the iconic historic center of Merida, Yucatan, is located this architectural restoration that lies on the ruins of an abandoned colonial house, dated to the end of the 19th century.

Arrebol House / Más que Arquitectura Estudio

Valeria Silva — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Villa Arrebol suggests a lifestyle immersed in the natural environment; the transition between the interior and exterior is responsible for generating sensations and reminding us of the qualities of the place we live in. We aimed to translate hotel life into the home's story, to replicate the vacation feeling we realized that hotel areas are usually separated by open spaces. You have to walk outside and see trees, nature, and the context surrounding the project.

Horseshoe House / Nauzet Rodríguez

Valeria Silva — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000

On a plot of land measuring 11 x 33 meters located in the historic center of Mérida, stands this old colonial-style house, now known as The horseshoe house. The house initially consists of 4 original wings with imposing 6-meter high ceilings and an extension made in subsequent years arranged in an "L" shape seeking shelter from the setting sun.

Improved House / Oriundo Taller

Andreas Luco — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0000

One of the oldest and most historic neighborhoods of colonial Merida, the neighborhood of La Mejorada stands out for its importance, beauty, and preservation, with its imposing church and convent made of local limestone at the foot of the plaza of the same name. What was once a merchants' area and train station, is today a quiet neighborhood but full of vitality due to the different schools, faculties, and museums that fill its streets. The brief for the project was to develop a new home for a family that decided to move to Yucatan; in love with its tropical climate, exotic vegetation, and relative peace, with the idea of having a less hectic, more relaxed living experience, immersed in the purest Yucatecan environment.