Project Name: LAI House

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

Design Team: BROISSIN

Total Floor Area: 923 m²

Completion: 2025

Photography: Alexandre D La Roche

Feature: BROISSIN Architects has unveiled the groundbreaking LAI House in the Lomas de Vista Hermosa neighborhood of Mexico City, a transformative project that challenges traditional residential architecture typology through innovative stepped volumetry and topographical integration approaches. Located on a steeply sloped 678.85 m² site, this residential facility represents a bold reimagining of architectural adaptation to natural terrain.

The building's most distinctive feature lies in its ingenious integration of traditional spatial progression with contemporary design concepts, seamlessly transforming challenging topography into contemporary living space that embodies the spirit of "biophilic architecture." This design strategy directly responds to the site's inherent gradient context—through a unified design language that simultaneously respects natural landscape heritage and meets modern residential requirements, challenging conventional residential architectural conventions.

Under the leadership of architect Mauricio Cristóbal, this project exemplifies the firm's commitment to reinterpreting residential architectural typology, a typology that carries profound environmental significance and sustainable traditions. The house transcends the limitations of typical residential architecture, integrating living and landscape functions within a unified programmatic framework, creating spaces that serve resident needs while promoting environmental harmony.

The interior design creates ethereal spatial effects through materials crafted using refined palette techniques, these elements appear to flow naturally throughout each floor, both echoing natural craftsmanship and embodying contemporary spatial aesthetics—elements that are core to both sustainable design identity and environmental cultural heritage. This design approach reinforces the building's role as a bridge connecting built environment and natural landscape, interior and exterior spaces.

The completed 923-square-meter residence marks a pivotal moment in residential architecture evolution, while establishing new benchmarks for Mexican contemporary building design and environmental integration. The project demonstrates how design can create bold forward-thinking environments while respecting topographical context, inspiring the fusion of architectural heritage and innovation.

This architectural achievement positions LAI House as a catalyst for future residential development, proving that contemporary homes can be both functionally sophisticated and environmentally captivating.

Design Team - BROISSIN stands as a distinguished architectural practice founded in 2005, based in Mexico with offices strategically located in Mexico City, San Luis Potosí, and Tijuana, under the creative direction of Lead Architect Mauricio Cristóbal, the firm has developed a reputation for pioneering multidisciplinary practice that transcends conventional architectural boundaries. The practice operates on the foundation of "innovative solutions for developed projects," applying rigorous spatial logic within the traditional boundaries of architecture and construction.

Currently led by Principal Architect Mauricio Cristóbal—along with a team of professional experts—BROISSIN maintains active projects across the Mexican Republic. Under the leadership of the founding team, the practice has cultivated a distinctive design methodology that seamlessly integrates client necessities with spatial innovation. Their portfolio encompasses over 400,000 square meters of designed space, including various cultural institutions, residential projects, and commercial developments among internationally acclaimed architectural works. The firm's comprehensive approach to architectural design has been exemplified through numerous award-winning projects that have received prestigious recognition.

The firm's design philosophy emphasizes that client relationships, environmental integration, and cultural sensitivity are equally important, not rushing to standardized architectural solutions but believing that architecture should be a result of thorough understanding of spatial conditions, cultural contexts, and programmatic requirements. Through in-depth dialogue with clients, they formulate the core elements of the project then offer their expertise to transform creative concepts into architectural reality. BROISSIN believes that exceptional design comes from collaboration with specialized consultants and craftsmen, they love to challenge themselves and push the design boundary further, with innovation being the key to maintaining their practice vitality.

Through this thoughtful synthesis of contemporary architectural language, understanding of traditional spatial logic, and client-centric design approaches, BROISSIN has established itself as a significant contributor to Mexican contemporary architectural discourse, creating architectural works that are both rooted in local culture and embrace global design vision. Their work serves diverse clientele ranging from large-scale private developments to public institutions, demonstrating their ability to transform bold conceptual ideas into tangible architectural achievements.