The project for this bar has been strictly determined by the nature of the building itself and its cataloging as a Historic Monument by the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico. This cataloging does not allow the modification of the property, having to recover the existing architectural elements and design the project with absolute fidelity to the original work.

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Interiors Designers: Nauzet Rodríguez

Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Project Area: 196.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Pim Schalkwijk, Juan Sánchez Cano, Courtesy of Nauzet Rodríguez

Architectural Project, Interiors And Supervision: Nauzet Rodríguez Ruiz

Construction: Ingeniero Freddy Ortega
Wood Framing: Miguel Martínez

Metal Framing: Héctor Alayola

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From the architect. The project for this bar has been strictly determined by the nature of the building itself and its cataloging as a Historic Monument by the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico. This cataloging does not allow the modification of the property, having to recover the existing architectural elements and design the project with absolute fidelity to the original work.

© Pim Schalkwijk

In this sense, we proceeded to recover a balcony on the facade that had been modified years ago; to restore existing doors in the cases that it was possibl...