No Name House, Real Estate Development, Mexican Residential Building, Architecture Photos
No Name House in Mexico
24 May 2023
Design: HW Studio
Location: Mexico

Photos: Cesar Bejar
No Name House, Mexico
A deep religious vocation and a robbery are the circumstances that gave rise to the fundamental decisions of this architectural project.

During the design process of the No Name House, the future inhabitants of this house shared the experience of being victims of a robbery in their home while they were away. This situation made them feel exposed and vulnerable, especially considering that the neighborhood constantly experiences an increase in crime rates. Nevertheless, their strong connection to the land and deep roots prevented them from leaving the place where they had built their lives.
For this reason, they were seeking a discreet, austere, and unadorned architectural project, with high walls and no windows facing the outside. They believed that this would be the way architecture could restore the sense of security they had lost.

These understandable requests were combined with the immense religious vocation that was discovered during the design process: “When we saw their current house, it was a great surprise to discover the enormous amount of crucifixes, virgins, angels, religious objects, and baroque elements that filled the space.” To our surprise, they were seeking the opposite: a cold and even sterile minimalism that was sometimes difficult for us...