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House in Avándaro / ESTUDIO Ignacio Urquiza Ana Paula de Alba

Valentina Díaz — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000

In the forests of Avándaro, this house is located on a slope of dense vegetation and a steep topography that directs rainwater toward the adjacent stream.

NINYAS Restaurant / ESTUDIO Ignacio Urquiza Ana Paula de Alba

Andreas Luco — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Located in the Juárez neighborhood of Mexico City, Ninyas is a small restaurant specializing in rib eye tacos served together with sake. The idea originated in the fondness a father and son had for hosting visitors in their home and their desire to expand this hospitality to more people. They loved to invite people over, put on a delicious meal, and spend time together.

Las Rocas / ESTUDIO Ignacio Urquiza Ana Paula de Alba

Hadir Al Koshta — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Las Rocas is a complex of four houses in the northern part of Valle de Bravo, known as La Peña. This elevated terrain has outcrops and endemic vegetation. The 6,400-m2 site was treated as an extension of the adjacent natural reserve, and the project seeks to respect and regenerate this environment.

Pilares Azcapotzalco Community Center / WORKac + ESTUDIO Ignacio Urquiza Ana Paula de Alba

Paula Pintos — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0000

In 2018, Mexico City’s government launched the PILARES initiative (an acronym for Points of Innovation, Freedom, Art, Education, and Knowledge) that would result in one hundred community centers distributed across the most underserved neighborhoods in the city. Each PILARES building is designed to support various kinds of classes and workshops in support of skill building, as well as bringing cultural programming, learning opportunities, and safe spaces for leisure and cross-generational gatherings to each neighborhood.

Casa Paladar Culinary Space / ESTUDIO Ignacio Urquiza Ana Paula de Alba

Benjamin Zapico — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000

The kitchen has evolved over the years to become a social and dynamic space, a place where everyone feels comfortable, both those who cook and those who enjoy the food. Over time, we have valued its functionality, but now we also appreciate its design, as we want to make the most of this neural center where we go to feed ourselves, share, and accompany whoever is cooking.

House in Torón II / ESTUDIO Ignacio Urquiza Ana Paula de Alba

Benjamin Zapico — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0000

The El Torón Reserve is located on the coast of Oaxaca, it is a 30-hectare extension voluntarily dedicated to conservation. The care of this territory, its flora, and fauna, as well as the understanding of how to intervene in it, is what allows us to call it a reserve and lays the foundation for everything we project within it. This house, as its name suggests, is the second within the complex. Designed in collaboration with apda - Ana Paula de Alba for the interiors and furniture, the proposal seeks to establish a direct relationship and continuous contact between the user and the environment. The house is composed of four independent pavilions, their arrangement responds to the topography of the site and its existing vegetation. The first module houses the common areas and the other three house the bedrooms; two main ones in front of the bay and one inside the jungle.

Pilares Lomas de Becerra Community Center / WORKac + ESTUDIO Ignacio Urquiza Ana Paula de Alba

Paula Pintos — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 03:00:00 +0000

For the design of two PILARES Centers in Mexico City, WORKac partnered with the Mexican architecture firm Ignacio Urquiza Arquitectos. Located in the Lomas de Becerra and Azcapotzalco neighborhoods, PILARES (which stands for Puntos de Innovación, Libertad, Arte, Educación y Saberes or Innovation, Freedom, Art, Education, and Knowledge Hubs) is a project spearheaded by Mexico City’s government in order to establish spaces for education and culture that contribute to education, skill development, gathering, and exchange among the city’s inhabitants. The PILARES structures are a series of strategically-located public buildings across Mexico City, situated in areas experiencing high levels of vulnerability and poverty.

Mérida Banking and Commercial School / ESTUDIO Ignacio Urquiza Ana Paula de Alba + CAAM Arquitectos + Rodrigo Valenzuela Jerez

Agustina Coulleri — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 18:00:00 +0000

La Escuela Bancaria y Comercial (The Banking and Commercial School) is located north of Mérida and is the second campus of this institution in this city; the new building is located in a growing area and seeks to serve a greater number of students. For the development of this project, three particular factors were taken into account that determined both the layout of the building and its materiality and operation: the program, the terrain, and the bioclimatic characteristics of the region.

House in El Torón / ESTUDIO Ignacio Urquiza Ana Paula de Alba

Valeria Silva — Sun, 08 May 2022 18:00:00 +0000

El Torón Reserve is located on the coast of Oaxaca, at the southernmost point of the Mexican Pacific coastline and a few kilometers from Mazunte, between Mermejita and Ventanilla beaches. It is a protected 30-hectare area characterized by mixed vegetation and rugged topography, with steep cliffs and hilltops creating hard-to-reach spots and a unique natural beauty.