Hierve-Diseneria

Profile of the Mexican architecture firm Hierve-Diseneria, led by Alejandro Villarreal.

Liverpool

"The concept, on the other hand was to conceive an architectural volume that could settle a gentle dialogue with the surrounding urban context, which belongs to a historically protected area of the city." says Hierve-Diseneria on Liverpool More

Hesiodo

"The building is bounded by a single family home to the west and a convenience store to the east and south." says Hierve-Diseneria on Hesiodo. More

Depa H

"The project consists in the interior design of an apartment, where the main element is a wooden mantle that extends itself throughout the apartment hosting the main space (bed, dining room, kitchen, and living room) continuing out to the exterior, thus creating an open air terrace." says Hierve-Diseneria on Depa H. More

Profile of Hierve-Diseneria

Business Name: Hierve-Diseneria
Location: Mexico
Services: Architecture
Website: http://www.hierve.com

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Alejandro Villarreal

Principal(s)

Alejandro Villarreal (1973)

Bachelor of Arts, Architecture, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, 1997

Philosophy

To ignite, burst, stretch, fold, mold, juggle, bounce, bake, open, connect, expand, and liberate creativity, with the purpose to induce it into the world, to produce change, benefit, improvement, evolution, and liberation.

Background

Founded: 1999
Offices: 1
Design team: 5

Key projects

Santa Maria, Multi family housing with 9 units, Valle de Bravo, Mexico, 2007-2008
Las Torres, Low income residential block with 60 units, Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico, 2004-2007
Depa H, Interior design of an apartment, Mexico City, Mexico, 2004-2006
Liverpool, Remodeling of a former office building into an apartment building with 23 units, Mexico City, Mexico, 2002-2006
Hesiodo, 13 apartment building complex, Mexico City, Mexico, 2002-2003
La Antena, low income residential block with 100 apartments, Iztapalapa, Mexico, 1999-2000
Sistema Arde, Patented constructive system for low income housing, 1998-2000

Key publications

Domus, January, 2007
Daylight and Architecture, Spring, 2007
LE, December, 2006
Origina, June, 2002
Lo mejor del siglo XXI-volume 2 (Arquitecturas Mexicanas 2005-2006), 2007
Design like you give a damn: Architectural responses to humanitarian crisis, 2006

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