Estudio Núñez Zapata is an architecture, exhibition, object design, and research practice based in Monterrey, Mexico. Since 2009, it has designed award- winning private residences, art installations, masterplans, exhibitions, and public spaces.

Their work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City, the Mexican Pavilion of the Venice Architecture Biennale in both the 2016 and 2021 editions, the National Architecture Museum in Mexico City, the UIA2021Rio Contemporary Latin American exhibition in Rio de Janeiro in 2021, and Salón Cosa in Monterrey and Mexico City.

Casa Ocho Vigas was a finalist for the Oscar Niemeyer Latin American Architecture Award and a winner of the Nuevo León Architecture Biennial in its category.

They have given lectures at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, the University of Indiana at Columbus, the A.I.A. LRGV annual conference in Texas, and Casa de Arquitectura in Querétaro among others.

Since 2020, they are partners of F.A.M.A., northern Mexico’s first affordable contemporary art fair.

They founded and edited Carnem magazine in 2016. Its first issue Negotiations won the Rául Rangel Frías award for publications.

Contact us:

roberto@nnz.studio

+528116824355

katia@nnz.studio

+52 811 5089330

Awards, grants, and speaking events.

  • Casa Ocho Vigas selected for the Brutalismo en México exhibition at the Museo de Arte Moderno at Mexico City (2023)

  • Selected as speakers at the annual AIA LRGV conference. Texas, U.S.A.(2023)

  • Roberto Núñez invited at speaker at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts. Missouri, U.S.A. (2023)

  • Selected for the J.R.Miller Architecture Lecture Series. Indiana, U.S.A.(2023)

  • Roberto Núñez selected for the Art Omi 2022 architecture residency. New York, United States. (2022)

  • Selected for the Venice Architecture Biennale within the Mexican pavilion. (2021)

  • Finalist Oscar Niemeyer Latin American Architecture Prize for Casa Ocho Vigas.(2020)       

  • Roberto Núñez selected as fellow for the Sistema Estatal de Creadores. (2020)                                                                

  • Katia Zapata selected as a participant in the Writeon workshop hosted by dTalks, Canada. (2020)

  • Selected Selected to design the pavilion for Las Artes Monterrey within the framework of the annual Santa Lucia International Festival. (2019)

  • First place winner at the Nuevo León Architecture Biennial under the category of Residence over 450m2 for Casa Ocho Vigas. (2019)

  • First place winner at the Nuevo León Architecture Biennial under the category of Cultural Spaces for Esfera Cultural El Carmen. (2019)

  • Katia Zapata selected for the FINANCIARTE grant for División del Norte. (2017)

  • Katia Zapata awarded the Raul Rangel Frías Prize for Publications for Carnem Magazine. (2016)

  • First place winner for the urban regeneration project for Monterrey’s first water tank, Tanque Obispado .(2015)

  • Roberto Núñez selected as fellow for FONCA Young Creators Program. 2014)

Project LIST.

hospitality

  • Hotel in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca (ongoing)

  • AORA, hotel in San Pancho, Nayarit (2022)

PUBLIC ART

  • Sleeping Pavillion for Las Artes Monterrey (2019)

Public Spaces

  • Schematic Design and construction documents for Canteras Community Playground, San Pedro Garza García (2023) 

  • Schematic Design and construction documents for Canteras Community Center, San Pedro Garza García (2022) 

  • Schematic Design and construction documents for Enrique Herrera, San Pedro Garza García (2022)

  • Design and construction documents for the Santa Elena Community Center, San Pedro Garza García (2020) 

  • Design and construction documents for LGA Boys and Girl’s Club Community Center, San Pedro Garza García (2020)

  • Design and construction documents for Parque Sierra Madre Little League Stadium, San Pedro Garza García (2019)

  • Design for Children’s Educational Space at the Museum of Mexican History; Monterrey (2019)

  • Design and construction documents for Prepa No.2 UANL High School, Monterrey (2019)

  • Design, landscape design, and construction documents for Presa de la Boca reservoir, Santiago (2018)

  • Schematic Design for urban regeneration of abandoned limestone mine Caleras, Torreón (2018)

  • Schematic Design for tourist center in Sierra de Jimulco, Torreón (2018)

  • Design and construction documents for Servicios de Agua y Drenaje headquarters, adjacent public spaces, and urban regeneration of Tanque Obispado water tank, Monterrey (2018) in collaboration with Garza Camisay Arquitectos

  • Design and construction documents for Casa de la Cultura Escobedo Cultural Center (2018)

  • Design and construction documents for Esfera Culturales El Carmen, García, and Galeana Cultural Center (2017) *Winner of Nuevo Leon’s Architecture Biennale*

  • Design, community participative processes, and construction documents Ford ´65 Community Center, Monterrey(2016)

  • Design and construction documents for Santa Elena Children’s library and neighborhood urban regeneration San Pedro (2014)

  • Design and construction documents for Canteras San Pedro Staircase, San Pedro (2014) *Project exhibited at the 2016 Mexican Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 

Urban Planning

  • Local architects for the development of Cerro de la Campana, Urban Regeneration Plan  (2022)

  • Bustamante City Plan (2020)

  • Consultancy for the urban regeneration of Downtown Torreon (2017)

  • Masterplan for Cerro de la Campana and Colonia Altamira, Monterrey (2017)

  • Masterplan for the urban regeneration of Historic Downtown Escobedo (2018)

  • Strategic analysis for the urban regeneration of Arroyo Seco, Monterrey (2016)

  • Urban regeneration project Ciudad Segura para la Mujer, Tonalá (2016)

  • Conceptual design for urban regeneration project Canteras, Monterrey (2014)

Private Residences

  • Design and construction documents for a single family home Casa Madrid, San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León. (ongoing) 

  • Design and construction documents for a seven house unit Proyecto Reforma, San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León. (ongoing) 

  • Design and construction documents for country house La Nogalera, Santiago, Nuevo León.  (ongoing) 

  • Design and construction documents Casa Capellania 90, San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León.

  • Design and construction documents Casa Ocho Vigas, Monterrey, Nuevo León. (2019) *Finalist for the Oscar Niemeyer Latin American Architecture Prize *Winner of Nuevo Leon’s Architecture Biennale*

  • Design and construction documents Casa Bravo 72, Torreon. (2017)

  • Conceptual design for Casa Uayamon, Campeche. (2016)

Exhibition Design

  • Production for Damian Ortega: Pico y Elote at Museo Marco, Monterrey, Nuevo León (2023)

  • F.A.M.A contemporary art fair (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

  • Exhibition design for Pedro Ramirez Vasquez Exhibition, CONARTE, Monterrey, Nuevo León (2015)

  • Exhibition design for FEMSA Biennale (2014)

  • Exhibition Design Laurie Anderson, CONARTE, Monterrey, Nuevo León (2013)

  • Exhibition Design Mujeres a través de la lente, CONARTE, Monterrey, Nuevo León (2013)

  • Exhibition Design, Think Twice,CONARTE, Monterrey, Nuevo León (2012)

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