Serrano Monjaraz Arquitectos

Profile of Serrano Monjaraz Arquitectos

Business Name

Serrano Monjaraz Arquitectos

Location

Mexico

Services

Architecture

Website

http://www.serranomonjaraz.com

Principal(s)

Juan Pablo Serrano Orozco (1969) and Rafael Monjaraz Fuentes (1969)

Philosophy

Serrano Monjaraz Arquitectos is a firm founded in Mexico City in 1992. The firm develops architectonic spaces where quality is achieved by the adequate use of materials and the use of light as a creative element.

For architects Juan Pablo Serrano Orozco and Rafael Monjaraz Fuentes space is their raw material, trough which they show their capability and performance in every architecture field; always supported on multidisciplinary teams.

Because of their organizational structure and professionalism the firm has worked in association with several studios and architects. They have been invited to national and international competitions and actively participate forming and promoting architecture.

Background

• Founded: 1992
• Offices: 1
• Design team: 25

Key projects

• Pabellon Cultural de la Republica, in association with J. Francisco Serrano y Susana Garcia, Los Cabos, Baja California Norte, Mexico, 2008
• Capella Bahia Maroma, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 2008
• Hotel La Purificadora, in association with Legorreta + Legorreta, Puebla, Puebla, Mexico, 2006
• Masaryk 123, Mexico D.F., Mexico, 2006
• Puerta Alameda, in association with Desarrolladora del Parque, Mexico D.F., Mexico, 2005
• Lounge Club Diez, Mexico D.F., Mexico, 2005
• Conjunto Morelos, Mexico D.F. Mexico, 2003
• Centro de Tecnologias Telmex, in association with Legorreta + Legorreta Mexico D.F., Mexico, 2003
• Casa Lamm, Mexico D.F., Mexico, 2001
• Casa KM, Mexico D.F., Mexico, 2001

Key publications

• Francisco Serrano, Obra completa/Complete works, Arquine 2008
• Cenzontle sobre el valle T2, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico, UNAM, 2008
• Hospitality Design, Italy, December 2008
• Diseno Interior, Spain, October 2008
• New York Times, USA, June 2008
• Architectural Record, May 2008
• Metropolis Magazine, October 2003
• Obras, November 2002
• Arquitectura Mexicana de 1980-2000, Mexico, December, 2000
• Resena de arquitectura Mexicana, October 1999

Key awards

• AIA Honorary Design Award for Best Luxury Hotel, Boston, USA, 2008
• Best Luxury Hotel of the World, Hospitality Design, New York, USA, 2008
• Silver Medal at the X Mexican Architecture Biannual, Tourism Category, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2008
• Finalist, World Architecture Festival Awards, Holiday Category, Barcelona, Spain, 2008
• 100 Best of the World 2008, Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, International Architecture Awards, Chicago, USA, 2008
• National Housing Award granted by National Housing Commission of Mexico (CONAVI), Mexico City., Mexico, 2006
• National Housing Award granted by National Housing Commission of Mexico (CONAVI), Mexico City., Mexico, 2003
• XIII Obras Cemex Award, Single family category, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 2003
• Silver Medal at the VI Biannual Mexican Architecture, Mexico City, Mexico, 2000
• National Interior Design Prize, commercial category granted by the Mexican Association of Interior Designers, Mexico City, Mexico, 1998

Principal(s)

Juan Pablo Serrano Orozco (1969) and Rafael Monjaraz Fuentes (1969)

Philosophy

Serrano Monjaraz Arquitectos is a firm founded in Mexico City in 1992. The firm develops architectonic spaces where quality is achieved by the adequate use of materials and the use of light as a creative element.

For architects Juan Pablo Serrano Orozco and Rafael Monjaraz Fuentes space is their raw material, trough which they show their capability and performance in every architecture field; always supported on multidisciplinary teams.

Because of their organizational structure and professionalism the firm has worked in association with several studios and architects. They have been invited to national and international competitions and actively participate forming and promoting architecture.

Background

• Founded: 1992
• Offices: 1
• Design team: 25

Key projects

• Pabellon Cultural de la Republica, in association with J. Francisco Serrano y Susana Garcia, Los Cabos, Baja California Norte, Mexico, 2008
• Capella Bahia Maroma, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 2008
• Hotel La Purificadora, in association with Legorreta + Legorreta, Puebla, Puebla, Mexico, 2006
• Masaryk 123, Mexico D.F., Mexico, 2006
• Puerta Alameda, in association with Desarrolladora del Parque, Mexico D.F., Mexico, 2005
• Lounge Club Diez, Mexico D.F., Mexico, 2005
• Conjunto Morelos, Mexico D.F. Mexico, 2003
• Centro de Tecnologias Telmex, in association with Legorreta + Legorreta Mexico D.F., Mexico, 2003
• Casa Lamm, Mexico D.F., Mexico, 2001
• Casa KM, Mexico D.F., Mexico, 2001

Key publications

• Francisco Serrano, Obra completa/Complete works, Arquine 2008
• Cenzontle sobre el valle T2, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico, UNAM, 2008
• Hospitality Design, Italy, December 2008
• Diseno Interior, Spain, October 2008
• New York Times, USA, June 2008
• Architectural Record, May 2008
• Metropolis Magazine, October 2003
• Obras, November 2002
• Arquitectura Mexicana de 1980-2000, Mexico, December, 2000
• Resena de arquitectura Mexicana, October 1999

Key awards

• AIA Honorary Design Award for Best Luxury Hotel, Boston, USA, 2008
• Best Luxury Hotel of the World, Hospitality Design, New York, USA, 2008
• Silver Medal at the X Mexican Architecture Biannual, Tourism Category, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2008
• Finalist, World Architecture Festival Awards, Holiday Category, Barcelona, Spain, 2008
• 100 Best of the World 2008, Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, International Architecture Awards, Chicago, USA, 2008
• National Housing Award granted by National Housing Commission of Mexico (CONAVI), Mexico City., Mexico, 2006
• National Housing Award granted by National Housing Commission of Mexico (CONAVI), Mexico City., Mexico, 2003
• XIII Obras Cemex Award, Single family category, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 2003
• Silver Medal at the VI Biannual Mexican Architecture, Mexico City, Mexico, 2000
• National Interior Design Prize, commercial category granted by the Mexican Association of Interior Designers, Mexico City, Mexico, 1998