Imagined by architects Avit Jilavyan and Mary Jilavyan, the Sonora Art Village is a place of calm and colorful vibrations, where there is no room for the greyness of our everyday cities. They organize a playfully ground, envisioned with an architectural language of minimal geometries, the designers express vibrant, colorful volumes with bold finishes, a place created within a desert context of Mexico.
With influences from the styles of great masters such as Ricardo Bofill and Luis Barragan, the small village offers a collection of architecture in the style that is near cartoon-like that is both timeless and fabulous, the village is "a place free from prejudice. there’s no place for racism, sexism, humiliation.’ the designers continue: ‘we tried to create a completely different atmosphere that would exude joy, love, happiness."
The art village is organized with no clear system. Small colorful houses connected by passageways, between which there are long and narrow swimming pools or basketball courts. Every volume seems to be situated chaotically, but each individual home has its own path with their respective color. The architects utilize circular arches, passageways and small overhanging volumes maintaining the element of randomness.
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