DIEGO VILLASENOR
General Francisco Ramirez #11
Mexico, D.F. 11830
Mexico
52-5-271-73-77
DESIGN APPROACH
My designs have a clear relationship with the site, climate and surroundings. I don't have a style, I have a philosophy. I start a design from the site and the client's expectations and needs. Architecture should have magic and beauty to awaken emotions, and it should be supported with high technical efficiency. Prominent in my work are open spaces, walls and color. I use natural materials-stone, brick, wood and tiles. I appreciate Frank Lloyd Wright for his relationships with natural settings, his understanding of what a building should be and his inspiration from his homeland. Also, Luis Barragan has been an influence for his poetry, his magic and his way of translating his own historical tradition. In addition, I admire the unknown architects who have done all the beautiful vernacular architecture from ancient times to ours.
OFFICE INFORMATION
There are six architects and twenty-two people total in my office. We have two associated offices and a team of ten in interior
Nestled above a rocky cove in Costa Careyes, Mexico, a vacation retreat that Diego Villasenor designed is made up of five individual palapas, or thatch-roofed pavilions, grouped into a village cluster. The plan reveals the open living pavilion, three bedroom pavilions, and service quarters-each situated on its own secluded level. Inspired by the semitropical buildings that "are the result of people who understand the climate, the terrain, and use them in an artistic way," Villasenor's residences reflect native traditions. |
