FGO/Arquitectura Designs a Contemporary Home in Merida, Mexico
By Magaly • Mar 16, 2017
This project, covering an area of 500 m2, is located in the city of Merida, Yucatan, Mexico and was completed in 2016. It was developed in an area with abundant vegetation, which the architects did their best to preserve, in order to obtain the maximum possible privacy for the homeowners. As a result, the green gardens are easily enjoyed from anywhere within the home.
The project consists of three sections, inviting us to enjoy the outdoors, as well as creating privacy for the residential area.
The home is characterized by the use of few materials, among them concrete, wood, glass, and steel.
The gardens – with walls of natural stone walls, and with winding paths that run through the house and lead to the swimming pool area framed by wooden floors – invite us to relax and enjoy nature.
It is endowed with an elegance and simplicity in each of its spaces, details that FGO/Arquitectura made a maximum priority during the home’s design and realization.


In its décor, there is a marked use of dark wood, as well as concrete for the walls, which serve to give character and strength to the interior, softened only by the external light that filters in.
The living room has concrete walls and wooden furniture done in simple lines, accompanied by a dining room with white upholstered chairs and a beautiful table of natural wood.



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The home has lovely modern bathrooms where, once again, the vegetation seeps indoors, giving them a touch of wild nature.






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- Entrance to the house through slabs of concrete and wood
- Bedroom with garden view
- Living room with polished concrete floors and wooden furniture
- Details
- Bedrooms with walls of both glass and concrete
- Night view of the kitchen. At the end, the swimming pool area
- Night view of the dining room
- Modern bathroom with plants
- Night view of the lit swimming pool
- Terrace in the evening. At the far end, the dining room
- Night view of the dining room-kitchen from the gardens
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