Architect · France / Mexico
Ludwig Godefroy Biography and Buildings
French architect based in Mexico City whose raw concrete houses in Puerto Escondido and Mérida reinterpret pre-Hispanic and Mexican building traditions.
Image: Casa Mérida, from the ArchEyes article
Biography
Ludwig Godefroy is a French architect based in Mexico City. His office, founded in 2011, designs houses of raw concrete, stone and earth that draw on pre-Hispanic and Mexican vernacular architecture, from the Zicatela House and Casa TO on the Oaxaca coast to Casa Mérida in Yucatán and Casa Alférez in the mountains of Jalisco.
France and Mexico
Godefroy grew up near the coast of Normandy and studied at the École d’Architecture de Marne-la-Vallée in Paris. He worked with Rem Koolhaas at OMA, with EMBT (Miralles Tagliabue) and with Tatiana Bilbao in Mexico City before founding his own office there in 2011.
Houses
His best-known works are houses in Puerto Escondido, including the Zicatela House (2015) and Casa TO (2022), Casa Mérida (2018), a long linear house of courtyards in the historic centre of Mérida, and Casa Alférez (2022). They combine heavy concrete walls with water, shade and ritual sequences of space.
Timeline
- 2011Founds his office in Mexico City.
- 2015Zicatela House, Puerto Escondido.
- 2018Casa Mérida, Yucatán.
- 2022Casa TO, Puerto Escondido, and Casa Alférez.
Further Reading
Mexico Modern: Architecture and Interiors
A large illustrated survey of contemporary Mexican houses and interiors, showing the landscape and traditions this studio’s work belongs to.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ludwig Godefroy?
Ludwig Godefroy is a French architect based in Mexico City, known for concrete houses in Puerto Escondido, Mérida and Jalisco.
What is Ludwig Godefroy known for?
He is known for houses such as the Zicatela House and Casa TO in Puerto Escondido, Casa Mérida in Yucatán and Casa Alférez.
Where did Ludwig Godefroy train?
He studied architecture at Marne-la-Vallée in Paris and worked for OMA, EMBT and Tatiana Bilbao before founding his office in Mexico City in 2011.
