Productora designs pink concrete playgrounds in Mexico
Pink concrete forms seats, steps and climbing walls in these two public parks designed by Mexican architecture firm Productora. More about Productora designs pink concrete playgrounds in Mexico
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Five Casa Wabi pavilions include Álvaro Siza ceramics studio and Kengo Kuma chicken coop
The Casa Wabi artist retreat in Puerto Escondido, Mexico is filled with pavilions designed by architects such as Kengo Kuma, Álvaro Siza and Alberto Kalach. We've roundup up five from a chicken coop to an open-air structure for composting. More about Five Casa Wabi pavilions include Álvaro Siza ceramics studio and Kengo Kuma chicken coop
Álvaro Siza builds Casa Wabi ceramics pavilion with a thatched roof
A curved brick wall encloses the open-air complex for ceramics that Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza designed as part of the artist retreat Casa Wabi in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. More about Álvaro Siza builds Casa Wabi ceramics pavilion with a thatched roof
Existing trees left to grow up Guadalajara House by Alejandro Sticotti
Argentinian architect Alejandro Sticotti wrapped an outdoor lounge and dining area around two trees in this house in Mexican city Guadalajara. More about Existing trees left to grow up Guadalajara House by Alejandro Sticotti
Enrique Tovar designs portable Nōmada desk for working outside of the office
Mexican architect Enrique Tovar has designed a desk for post-coronavirus work environments that folds up so it can be carried to different locations. More about Enrique Tovar designs portable Nōmada desk for working outside of the office
"We need more of this in our lives" say commenters
In this week's comments update, readers are envious of the chickens who get to call a Kengo Kuma-designed chicken coop in Mexico home. More about "We need more of this in our lives" say commenters
HEMAA updates mid-century Sierra Negra house in Mexico City
Mexican architecture studio HEMAA has renovated a dark grey house in Mexico City designed by modernist Mexican architect Augusto H Álvarez in the 1950s. More about HEMAA updates mid-century Sierra Negra house in Mexico City
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Kengo Kuma builds blackened-wood chicken coop at Casa Wabi artist retreat
Kengo Kuma's firm has designed a coop for chickens living at the Casa Wabi arts foundation in Mexico to be like a collective housing project. More about Kengo Kuma builds blackened-wood chicken coop at Casa Wabi artist retreat
Peca creates cylindrical furniture with beech wood dowels
Guadalajara design studio Peca has made rounded tables and footstools with pale wooden cylinders, wool and recycled glass. More about Peca creates cylindrical furniture with beech wood dowels
Moisés Hernández's No Vase displays flowers without a container
Mexican designer Moisés Hernández has created three metal stands for displaying flowers without a bulky vase. More about Moisés Hernández's No Vase displays flowers without a container
Productora designs Casa Bautista on beach in Tulum nature preserve
A spiral staircase, rooftop pool and slatted doors feature in this concrete house in Mexico's tropical Yucatan Peninsula designed by Mexico City architecture studio Productora. More about Productora designs Casa Bautista on beach in Tulum nature preserve
RIMA Design Group designs rammed-earth arts centre in Los Cabos
Mexican architecture firm RIMA Design Group has connected several structures made from rammed earth with wood pergolas to form an arts centre in Los Cabos, Mexico. More about RIMA Design Group designs rammed-earth arts centre in Los Cabos
Gabinete de Arquitectura designs composting pavilion for Casa Wabi in Mexico
Paraguayan studio Gabinete de Arquitectura has built a structure for composting at Casa Wabi arts centre that Tadao Ando designed in Oaxaca, Mexico. More about Gabinete de Arquitectura designs composting pavilion for Casa Wabi in Mexico
Charred wood and stone create dark house Casa Di-Dox by Magaldi Studio
Miami's Magaldi Studio used charred wood and dark stone to blend this boxy house "as a shadow in the green surroundings" of Valle de Bravo, Mexico. More about Charred wood and stone create dark house Casa Di-Dox by Magaldi Studio
Monte Uzulu is a boutique hotel in the Oaxacan jungle by Taller Lu'um and At-te
Mexican studios Taller Lu'um and At-te designed this boutique hotel in Oaxaca to showcase local craft with earthen walls, doors made from local wood and a thatched roof. More about Monte Uzulu is a boutique hotel in the Oaxacan jungle by Taller Lu'um and At-te
Mexican students build low-cost solar lamps from natural waste materials
Six students from the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico have designed low-cost solar lamps made from mud, beans and cactus slime for people living in isolated rural areas with limited electricity. More about Mexican students build low-cost solar lamps from natural waste materials
Vidivixi turns "messy artist's studio" into Mexico City furniture showroom
Design studio Vidivixi has teamed its furniture collection with works by US artists and designers to create a series of moody sets in its Mexico City showroom. More about Vidivixi turns "messy artist's studio" into Mexico City furniture showroom
Zozaya Arquitectos tops Mexican beach house Casa La Vida with dried palm leaves
Zozaya Arquitectos has created a traditional palapa with a dried palm roof at the centre of this house in a Mexican beach village. More about Zozaya Arquitectos tops Mexican beach house Casa La Vida with dried palm leaves
Cherem Arquitectos separates Casa Candelaria into 12 blocks
Twelve volumes built with rammed earth form this residence in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, designed by Cherem Arquitectos. More about Cherem Arquitectos separates Casa Candelaria into 12 blocks
Five white architecture projects brightening Mexican city Morelia
Architects working in Morelia, Mexico are choosing to make bold additions in eye-catching white. Here are five striking projects, including a house punctured by trees and a food market. More about Five white architecture projects brightening Mexican city Morelia