Project Details
- Project Name
- Roel Studio
- Location
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Cruz Blanca, Cuajimalpa
MEXICO
- Architect
- Dellekamp
- Client/Owner
- Private
- Project Scope
- New Construction
- Size
- 170 sq. meters
- Year Completed
- 2017
- Shared by
- Dellekamp
- Team
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Derek Dellekamp, Project Leader
Jachen Sleich , Project Leader
Andrés Palomino ,
Antoine Vaxelaire,
Eduardo Zizumbo ,
Valentina Sánchez ,
Carolina Andrade,
Alejandra Roca,
Javier Ramírez ,
Diego García ,
Laura Alonso ,
Sandra Pereznieto, Photographer
- Consultants
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Consulting Engineer: Oscar Trejo ,Fabrication and Construction: Alberto Parra
- Project Status
- Built
- Cost
- $75,000
- Room or Space
-
Deck ,Storage/Closets
- Style
- Modern
Project Description
This project was made for an artist and good friend who came with the intent of building a studio / gallery in the middle of the forest, 45 kilometers from the center of Mexico City and a few minutes from a town called Cruz Blanca, in Cuajimalpa.
Monumental and respectful, the visible structure is placed in the thicket of the forest. Its lyrical relation with the environment encourages dialogue with the volume; a grid of columns and beams surrounding it act as a skeleton, but at the same time modulate and order space.
Low budget, spaciousness, simplicity, and tranquility were the key concepts that set out clearly the priority assumptions of the project.
For this project, we reuse the formwork of another recently finished project, giving a waffle finish on the floor and ceiling, encouraging the sensation of space that our client desires for his study.
The cold climate of the area inspired us to paint the concrete block black to better capture of the sun's rays and enjoy a better climate comfort.