Castillo is a contemporary housing project located in the center of Tijuana, Mexico. Conceived as an urban infill building, the project explores how small-scale collective housing can create density, privacy, and quality of life within a compact city lot.
The building is organized around a clear residential program: compact apartments, duplex units, parking, and shared spaces that extend the experience of living beyond the private unit. Rather than treating housing as a repetition of isolated apartments, Castillo proposes a more integrated way of living, where circulation, terraces, common areas, and the relationship with the street become part of the project’s spatial identity.
The architecture responds to Tijuana’s urban condition: a dense, dynamic, and constantly changing border city. Its form is sober and precise, with a strong relationship between structure, openings, light, and materiality. The project seeks to balance efficiency with warmth, producing spaces that are functional, flexible, and connected to everyday life.
Castillo reflects an interest in housing as a tool for building community at a domestic scale. It is not only a residential building, but a small urban system where privacy, encounter, density, and neighborhood life can coexist.