https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2767 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14764 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14764-casa-candelaria-by-cherem-arquitectos Casa-Candelaria-01-B.jpg Photo © Enrique Macias A tight site on a frenetic corner in Mexico City is transformed into a contemplative refuge.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14100 Fri, 07 Jun 2019 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14100-birkat-itzjak-synagogue-by-cherem-arquitectos A palette of travertine, walnut, and brass lend the sanctuary a quiet dignity. Photo © Jaime Navarro Eyelid-like louvers shield the south elevation’s array of apertures which, at night, are illuminated with LEDs embedded beneath the flaps of stone. Photo © Enrique Macias Photo © Enrique Macias The steel structure is visible on the front facade and frames a wall of onyx. The main entry slips into a channel. Photo © Enrique Macias The onyx carries light inside, including into the sanctuary, where the east-facing wall glows behind the brass ark, which contains the Torah scrolls. Photo © Enrique Macias At the back of the building, steel-framed glass panels pivot to connect the events room to a travertine-lined courtyard, where rituals revolving around the New Moon Festival and Sukkot take place. A shallow stream of water animates the west side, and stone for the abutting elevation is rusticated, a nod to the Walls of Jerusalem. Photo © Jaime Navarro Image courtesy Cherem Arquitectos Image courtesy Cherem Arquitectos goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) A Mexico City–based practice continues to find new ways to define space with each project.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13457 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 08:15:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13457-design-vanguard-2018-cherem-arquitectos 1806-The-Future-of-Practice-Design-Vanguard-Cherem-Arquitectos-02.jpg Toreo The waffle slabs in this office building are suspended from the perimeter steel structure, resulting in mostly uninterrupted open space and highly flexible floors. From the interior, the architects carved out a skylit void, inserting a sculptural stair. Photo © Enrique Macias Martinez 1806-The-Future-of-Practice-Design-Vanguard-Cherem-Arquitectos-03.jpg El Japonez Oasis Within a 7,000-square-foot restaurant, the architects have created several smaller distinct environments. One of these is a teppanyaki “tunnel,” a pavilion defined by wood lattice. Photo © Enrique Macias Martinez 1806-The-Future-of-Practice-Design-Vanguard-Cherem-Arquitectos-04.jpg Tevila For a bath used in Jewish purification rituals, Cherem Arquitectos created an otherworldly interior by enclosing the immersion pools within board-formed concrete and admitting daylight through a hidden skylight. Photo © Enrique Macias Martinez 1806-The-Future-of-Practice-Design-Vanguard-Cherem-Arquitectos-05.jpg House C A residence in San Miguel de Allende encompasses a number of structures, including a guesthouse. The architects chose to make all the buildings of rammed earth, to give the sprawling complex a human scale Photo © Enrique Macias Martinez 1806-The-Future-of-Practice-Design-Vanguard-Cherem-Arquitectos-06.jpg House C Photo © Enrique Macias Martinez 1806-The-Future-of-Practice-Design-Vanguard-Cherem-Arquitectos-07.jpg Casa Padilla Photo © Enrique Macias Martinez 1806-The-Future-of-Practice-Design-Vanguard-Cherem-Arquitectos-08.jpg El Japonez Oasis Photo © Enrique Macias Martinez 1806-The-Future-of-Practice-Design-Vanguard-Cherem-Arquitectos-09.jpg Templo Photo © Enrique Macias Martinez Tevila Photo © Jaime Navarro 1806-The-Future-of-Practice-Design-Vanguard-Cherem-Arquitectos-11.jpg Toreo Photo © Enrique Macias Martinez