Marilyn Rogers, who passed away in August, was someone who loved cooking and catering. She could be found hosting friends or sharing her cooking with neighbors (she didn’t speak much Spanish, but food is an international language).
This idea was the foundation of the kitchen she built before the native...
The starting point at Casa Desnuda, or Naked House in English, is a bare rectangular block. There are lots of them, exposed throughout the private home of architects Victor Cruz and Atahualpa Hernández Salazar of Taller Estilo.
Big decisions were made based on the proportion of that 20-by-40-centimeter block. But...
García Ginerés is one of Mérida’s oldest neighborhoods outside the downtown core. For the past couple of decades, Mérida’s younger generations have dismissed it as antiquated and boring, but I find that this perception is starting to change.
During the late 19th century, the area that would become García Ginerés...
Few things are as enjoyable as a terrace overlooking the sea. But when it comes to maintaining that view year-round, there’s a lot to take into consideration if you want to keep your slice of paradise in the best possible condition.
Architects around Yucatán are fluent in beach development. They...
A rare, artisanal retreat beckons on a quiet street in Mérida.
This morning in Josefina Larraín Lagos’ own home, which she designed with architect husband Salvador Reyes, serenity would be a struggle for most people.
Men on ropes are rappelling from a tall mango tree, tasked with cutting back its branches. Limbs are falling left and right. The younger of her...
Cats replaced people as my friends soon after quarantine 2020 began.
Watching the street took on a new fascination after lockdown. The utility roof was meant for ventilator and air conditioning equipment, not for cocktails, but it afforded us a view of the street. So we got into the habit...
When Ric Kokotovich and Alison Wattie expanded their Mérida home by buying the lot next door, they took an opportunity to upgrade their workspaces.
And upgrade they did. Their original home is now a guest house. Casa El Tamarindo, the home they built, is all new. It’s dramatic, airy and...
Long before social distancing became a thing, Marc Olson took the concept to a new level. He began building a home deep in the middle of nowhere.
It is a beautiful nowhere, in an undisclosed location somewhere on the Yucatán Peninsula, far from neighbors, roads, and all the comforts provided...
