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Casa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora

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Casa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora - Exterior PhotographyCasa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora - Interior Photography, Bedroom, Bed, ChairCasa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora - Interior Photography, Windows, Wood, Shelving, BeamCasa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora - Exterior Photography, FacadeCasa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora - More Images+ 23

  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  70
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Boxito, Cemex, Comex, Lumínica, MIRAGE, SAYER, Tecnolite, lumínu
  • Authors: Arista Cero + Gina Góngora
  • Design Team: Gina Góngora, Fernando Gómez
  • Interior Design: Gina Góngora
  • City: Mérida
  • Country: Mexico
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Casa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Eduardo Calvo

Text description provided by the architects. An intervention of an existing building to accommodate travellers visiting Mérida, Yucatán. The work is located 150m from one of the main avenues "Paseo Montejo" and very close to the historic centre of the city. The architectural response seeks to restore and to leave evidence of the passage of time affecting the building. The impression of time is preserved by scraping the walls in order to show the different colours they have gone through, by preserving the oxides of the metalworks and by recycling and recovering doors and windows.

Casa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora - Interior Photography, Windows, Table
© Eduardo Calvo
Casa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora - Image 22 of 28
Floor Plans
Casa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora - Interior Photography, Windows, Wood, Shelving, Beam
© Eduardo Calvo

The facade maintains the original colour. Lights and door shutters were restored, allowing cross ventilation and better illumination of the interior.

Casa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora - Interior Photography, Bedroom, Bed, Chair
© Eduardo Calvo
Casa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora - Image 23 of 28
South Facade
Casa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora - Interior Photography, Windows, Stairs, Handrail
© Eduardo Calvo

The house maintains the spatial structure with the idea of reducing construction time and costs: a social niche that connects with the kitchen and the terrace, two compartments connected to each other, with one of them also connects to the bathroom.

Casa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora - Interior Photography, Door, Chair
© Eduardo Calvo

The space with a window towards the street is proposed as a study and resting area with a closet, this space borders the social area and the only bedroom of the house that overlooks the terrace.

In the kitchen, the ceramic tiles are replaced with white polished cement and the walls are scraped to discover the original colours.

Casa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora - Interior Photography, Bedroom, Bed
© Eduardo Calvo

There are three spaces in the courtyard: a body of water to cool off in, an area with two chairs that rest on a gravel floor and a bench to contemplate the Huaya tree that protects and provides shade in the morning.

Casa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora - Exterior Photography, Concrete, Garden, Courtyard
© Eduardo Calvo

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Address:Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

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Cite: "Casa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora" [Casa Vagantes / Arista Cero + Gina Góngora] 12 Feb 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed 20 Feb 2025. <https://www.archdaily.com/933589/casa-vagantes-arista-cero-plus-gina-gongora> ISSN 0719-8884
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