Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

MEM Arquitectos create a residential building featuring warm beige tones and smooth materials for its surfaces defining its geometrical nature.

This private residence is covering a total of 180-square-meter area and may be characterized as an introvert structure by its large beige walls and its enclosed courtyard/garden in the center of the structure.

MEM Arquitectos have named their project “Enigma House” and claim that the “Enigma’s facade assembles a small-sized house, which is discovered to be bigger as you enter the same.”

The scope of the architectural team is to create a simple and noble structure that can be seen in the facade “along with a trichromatic conjugation of plain white, gray quarry, and wood.”

Due to the rectangular trapezoidal shape of the site, the designers decided to “place” a central garden on the ground floor that would expand the living room area and separate it from the private areas.

In particular, the central garden takes the form of a visual element due to its sculptural nature and creates cross ventilation.

On the ground level, the architects have created a room that can be used as a dynamic space and be used as an office, bedroom, or even a playroom. 

The bedrooms and other private areas of the house are located on the upper level and all have a view of the central courtyard.

The interior design, featuring a soft and warm material palette, blends with plants.

At the first entrance, the retaining wall at the end of the house surrounds a tiny garden and is noticeable from afar.

“With a simple facade and sober in its nature, Enigma invites you to discover it and enjoy its views which are as serene as its own aesthetic,” state the architects.

Project: Enigma House
Architects: MEM Arquitectos
Client: Private
Photographers: Ariadna Polo