Ezequiel Farca Studio documents sixteen private residences in Mexico and California through the lens of Mexican modernism, tracing how bioclimatic analysis, artisanal craft, and the legacy of Luis Barragán converge in contemporary luxury architecture.
About This Book
This second Rizzoli monograph dedicated to Ezequiel Farca moves well beyond the portfolio survey. Each project begins with a rigorous bioclimatic study — wind direction, light angles, temperature fluctuations mapped hour by hour — and that data shapes every decision about layout, materiality, and spatial sequence. The result is architecture that feels site-specific rather than stylistically imposed. Farca's practice is equally committed to indigenous artisanship: hammered copper, hand-laid mosaics, and age-old Mexican craft traditions appear not as decorative gestures but as structural contributors to sustainable, community-embedded design. For anyone working at the intersection of contemporary luxury residential architecture and cultural continuity, this volume is essential reference.
Key Features
- 296 pages of project photography, architectural documentation, and material studies across sixteen residences
- Author: Ezequiel Farca
- Notable projects include the Los Jales house in Jalisco and beach houses in Los Angeles and throughout Mexico
- Published by Rizzoli New York
What You'll Discover
- How hour-by-hour bioclimatic site analysis directly determines spatial layout, building form, and material selection — a methodology Farca applies at the outset of every project
- The role of indigenous artisans and traditional Mexican crafts — including hammered copper and mosaic work — in producing environmentally sustainable architecture that supports local communities
- How Barragán's modernist ideals are reinterpreted through a contemporary luxury lens, with stucco and cast-in-place concrete walls shifting across complementary grey tones as light moves through the day
- The architectural logic of seamless indoor-outdoor living: courtyards planted with branching cacti, pools dissolving into surf and sky, and floating staircases oriented to natural light
About the Author
Ezequiel Farca is a Mexican architect recognised as a significant figure in the Latin American architectural vanguard. His practice is defined by the integration of bioclimatic design methodology, collaboration with indigenous artisans, and a commitment to natural materials — all channelled through the tradition of Mexican modernism.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 296
- Dimensions: 245 x 295mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9780847834938
- Publisher: Rizzoli New York
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and interior designers interested in bioclimatic residential design, students of Latin American modernism, and collectors of Rizzoli architectural monographs focused on craft-integrated contemporary luxury.