{"id":318666,"date":"2026-03-03T00:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T00:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/318666\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T00:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T00:11:11","slug":"bloqe-architectura-designs-apartment-block-after-manor-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/318666\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloqe Architectura designs apartment block after manor houses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local studio Bloqe Architectura created a four-bay apartment complex<\/a> with a series of barrel-vaulted<\/a> spaces that open up to rooftop gardens<\/a> overlooking Mexico City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Known as Mariano Azuela 194, the narrow building sits in a mid-block infill site in the historic neighbourhood of Santa Mar\u00eda, which is characterised by late 19th and early 20th-century architecture.<\/p>\n

\"MarianoBloqe Architectura has designed an apartment block in Mexico City<\/p>\n

“The architectural vocabulary of its large manor houses \u2013 their openings, proportions and canopies \u2013 led us to design a neutral, timeless element that could enter into dialogue with its context,” Bloqe Architectura<\/a> told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“At the same time, we wanted the project to evoke quiet and retreat toward the interior through a sequence of patios.”<\/p>\n

\"MarianoBarrel-vaulted spaces open onto rooftop gardens<\/p>\n

Vertical windows and a dark-coloured garage door mark the narrow, street-facing facade, with upper balconies set behind large concrete dividers in a sand-coloured finish.<\/p>\n

Behind the facade, the four-story project is organised into four compact blocks, separated by three interstitial patios and each topped with a barrel vault that runs parallel to the street.<\/p>\n

\"AerialMariano Azuela 194 is made up of four compact blocks<\/p>\n

Two rounded staircases separate the first and fourth bay, providing access to each of the apartments via latticed vertical circulation. One of the vaulted spaces contains a spiral staircase that cascades in green metal to the apartment below.<\/p>\n

Crafted with locally sourced materials and artisanal techniques, the project maintains a natural-toned colour palette with earthen wall finishes, handmade bricks and domestic marbles.<\/p>\n

The materials work “in harmony with the character and richness of traditional Mexican architecture,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

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Bloqe Architectura called out the barrel vaults as the greatest challenge during the project’s construction, wiht each requiring special arch-shaped formwork to create the thin concrete shell.<\/p>\n

One side of each barrel ends in a wooden storage wall that conceals a small bathroom, while the other opens through an arch glazing wall to a large square terrace.<\/p>\n

\"InteriorEarthen wall finishes feature in the apartment building<\/p>\n

The rooftop terraces open to the cityscape with an urban atmosphere, while the interstitial patios on the ground level are quieter, private spaces.<\/p>\n

The vegetated spaces serve as mediators between the interior and exterior, while also providing passive lighting and ventilation throughout the building.<\/p>\n

\"GreenA green spiral staircase connects two apartments<\/p>\n

“We believe it’s important to create architecture with a timeless language expressed through natural materials, the use of natural light and traditional elements such as lattice screens, courtyards, handmade brick and precise geometries,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

“The architectural language of the project responds to the urban complexity of the site, which led us to create a historical continuity in the fa\u00e7ade and an urban continuity through the barrel vaults in the roof gardens, resulting in spaces to contemplate the urban context.”<\/p>\n

The earth tones, embedded garden strategies and breezy staircases of Bloqe Architectura’s design appear in other recently completed Mexico City apartment complexes, such as a timber apartment building<\/a> with a “vertical garden” and a rounded triangular tower<\/a>, both by CRB Arquitectos.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Andr\u00e9s Cedillo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Local studio Bloqe Architectura created a four-bay apartment complex with a series of barrel-vaulted spaces that open up…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318667,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[8329,437,434,435,436,438,146,85,46,1326,32894,451,39683,448,449,20713],"class_list":{"0":"post-318666","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-apartments","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-artsdesign","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-il","16":"tag-israel","17":"tag-mexico","18":"tag-mexico-city","19":"tag-residential-architecture-and-interiors","20":"tag-rooftop-gardens","21":"tag-sectionall","22":"tag-sectionarchitecture","23":"tag-vaulted-ceilings"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}