Venecia 20

The project renovates an old house from 1905. It aims to integrate three different architectural neighborhood's styles; Porfiriato, Mexican modernism, and contemporary, inspired by a poetry fragment of Octavio Paz, believed to have been born in the house:
“An edifice made of time: what was, what will be, what is.”
The Patio pays tribute to the universal legacy of modernity through its catenary arches, while the interior design proposes to re-inhabit a ruin through new ways of living with a poetic atmosphere of isolation. After the events of the last year, how is housing currently perceived?

Inca Hernandez is a Venezuelan architect living in Mexico since 2015. He worked with world-renowned Architects such as Tadao Ando (Pritzker, 1995) and Alvaro Siza (Pritzker, 1992) in projects for Casa Wabi's foundation in Oaxaca. He has also worked in new real estate developments and restoration projects in Mexico City. He has currently started with his own firm developing research, art direction, and architecture projects in Mexico, Venezuela, Italy, and Colombia. His work has been published in different national and international media.

• 2020, Honorable Mention in the Restoration and Renovation category of Architecture MasterPrize.
• 2020, First Place Winner at the Peninsula Awards by the Association of Architects and Interior Designers in Mexico.
• 2020, Winner of the gold trophy at the MUSE Design Awards with the Renovation category: Architectural Design, NY/USA.
• 2020, Winner in the AWards by World Architecture Community with Public Vote and by select jury.