Lab is our playground for experimentation, innovation and discovery.
It’s where we push the boundaries of architecture, construction, and sustainable development to create cutting-edge solutions for the challenges of today and tomorrow.
SAN PEDRITO GLAMPING RESORT
Location: Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Scope: Conceptual design (2022).
Situated near the mountains north of Pescadero Beach and facing a challenging surf break, San Pedrito Glamping Resort offers an eco-friendly retreat. The resort is self-sufficient in water, energy, and food, immersing guests in the natural rhythm of the Pacific coast. The design features minimal environmental impact and is built to withstand local flooding and hurricanes. The resort promotes regional ecotourism with guided tours for whale watching, bird watching, stargazing, and various sports, including snorkeling, scuba diving, surfing, hiking, mountain biking, paragliding, and rock climbing.
EASTCAPE GUARDIANDS
Location: Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Scope: Conceptual design (2022).
Eastcape Guardians leverages the purchase of a plot of land while a residential project is being designed and is ready for construction. The concept features a glamping site with four geodesic domes offering ocean views, providing a quick revenue stream from the land. Once the residential complex is designed and ready for construction, the geodesic domes will be relocated to the next plot to be acquired, ensuring continued land utilization and maintaining the project's profitability.
CASA AGUA
Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Scope: Partial university project (2010). Render AI (2024).
Exercise: Organic modeling, 3D printing, and vector representation.
Software: Rhinoceros.
Casa Agua envisions a future where homes harness the power of river currents to generate clean, renewable energy. The design features structures anchored to the riverbed, drawing energy from the sun, wind, and the kinetic motion of the river. Inside, translucent tunnels create an immersive experience of this natural energy. The house is designed to fully submerge during heavy rains, transforming its central area into a terrace for fishing, sunbathing, swimming, or simply enjoying the surroundings.
CUBE HOUSE 1.0
Location: Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Scope: Conceptual design (2022).
A metal cabin rooted in the desert, designed for a landscape of extremes. Set within an arroyo—dry for most of the year, yet transformed during hurricane season—the project responds to the powerful forces that shape this territory. When storms arrive, water descends from the sierra, turning the quiet channel into a river that can rise up to one meter.
CUBE HOUSE 2.0
Location: Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Scope: Conceptual design (2022).
A light steel frame structure designed for the desert—durable, adaptable, and ready to go. Protected by an advanced coating system, it resists harsh sun, corrosion, and extreme weather conditions.
Conceived as a flexible unit, it can be placed in diverse landscapes: arroyos, beaches, valleys, or mountains. Its elevated and lightweight nature allows it to respond to each site with minimal impact.
Service areas—such as bathrooms and storage—are projected outside the main structural rectangle, freeing the interior to remain open, clear, and adaptable. The result is a clean, efficient space that maximizes usability while maintaining a strong connection to its surroundings.
A system designed for mobility, resilience, and simplicity—architecture that is ready to inhabit any terrain.
CUBE HOUSE 3.0
Location: Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Scope: Conceptual design (2022).
Cube House 3.0 is a modular reinforced concrete architecture, composed of healthy-sized blocks that can expand backward or stack vertically to adapt to any architectural program. Using recycled materials wherever possible enhances its sustainability.
The design encourages cross-ventilation and abundant natural light, while protecting interiors from direct sunlight, ideal for the desert environment of Baja California.
How can we build more with less?
Cube House 3.0 is our exploration of efficiency, adaptability, and environmental responsibility—creating spaces that grow with you, while minimizing impact on the planet.
ANTI-HURICANE PALM MADE GLAMPING
Location: San Pedrito, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Scope: Conceptual design (2021).
Built using locally sourced palm, this project explores the structural potential of flexible natural materials to create lightweight, resilient shelters.
The architecture is defined by hyperbolic paraboloid roof structures, generating stable, tensioned forms capable of performing under strong coastal winds. Rather than importing materials, the design emerges directly from the resources available on site.
A system designed for resilience, efficiency, and climate-responsive living.
BIRD HOUSE
Location: San Pedrito, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Scope: Conceptual design (2021).
These elevated bird houses build upon the same structural principles developed for the main palm structures, using tensioned curved geometries to create lightweight and stable forms. By lifting the units off the ground, the design protects the palm wood from prolonged moisture exposure, extending durability while improving ventilation and resilience in coastal environments. Each unit integrates private terraces and outdoor jacuzzis, enhancing the relationship between architecture and landscape while offering a unique elevated living experience.
EL ARROYO PYRAMID
Location: San Pedrito, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Scope: Conceptual design (2021).
This pyramid house is designed to inhabit the edge of an arroyo while allowing seasonal floodwaters to pass safely beneath the structure. The building is elevated over a reinforced tunnel system sized to accommodate water surges of up to one meter in height, protecting the dwelling from erosion and hydraulic pressure during extreme rainfall events. The pyramidal geometry provides structural stability, efficient load distribution, and a compact footprint, while the fully equipped interior offers all the comforts of a modern off-grid residence. Rather than resisting the landscape, the design works with natural water flows, transforming a high-risk condition into a resilient architectural opportunity.
GALERÍA DE ARTE
Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Scope: Partial university project (2009).
Exercise: Organic shape drawing in 2 dimensions.
Software: AutoCAD.
Inspired by nature’s efficiency, aesthetics, and functionality, the Galería de Arte draws its design from the marine jellyfish. This inspiration led to the creation of a translucent, self-supporting structural system based on the jellyfish’s skin. The gallery’s innovative design uses photoreceptive cells to absorb sunlight during the day and, at night, projects stored energy through pigmentary cells, illuminating both the interior and exterior of the building.
CONCURSO ACADIA 2013
Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Scope: Partial university project (2010).
Exercise: Parametric modular design.
Software: Rhinoceros and Grasshopper.
The project aimed to create a visual identity or logo for the ACADIA 2013 conference held in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. The conference theme was regenerative architecture and environmental adaptation. The design is inspired by interconnected and interrelated elements that flow through space in wave-like movements. This approach reflects the adaptability and responsiveness of water, which conforms to its container and reacts sensitively to its surroundings.
ENERGÍA MLI
Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Scope: Partial university project (2010).
Exercise: Parametric modular design.
Software: Rhinoceros and Grasshopper.
At the core of the energy field is a toroid composed of 12 spiral-circular rays of light. Together, these rays generate a continuous and infinite flow of current. The energy expands in all directions, creating a circular electromagnetic field that radiates energy from its core and forms new energy networks. This constant, stable, and self-sustaining flow is maintained by the natural, uninterrupted movement of the spiral and the circle. Exploring the toroidal energy field is crucial, as it represents the natural energy field of all living beings and holds the key to providing the planet with clean and limitless energy.
PABELLÓN INTELIGENTE
Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Scope: Partial university project (2010. Render AI (2024).
Exercise: Parametric modular design.
Software: Rhinoceros and Grasshopper.
The concept for the Intelligent Pavilion involves a base module that, when multiplied and interconnected, creates a sensory journey. Each module, or "neuron," consists of a central thinking core and a body with six extremities: three form strong connections with neighboring neurons, while the other three emit light points that travel through the air to illuminate distant modules. This setup enables the modules to exchange information and communicate, balancing loads and defining spaces either through software or user intervention. As visitors navigate the pavilion, they are immersed in this network of neurons, simulating the experience of being inside the human mind. This design stimulates creativity, allowing users to touch, move, remove, or reposition neurons at will. This interaction leads to the continuous transformation of the pavilion, resulting in a dynamic and evolving user-pavilion experience.