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ARCHITECTURE
Oficio Taller
INTERIOR
Estudio Homística
STYLING
Estudio Homística
LANDSCAPE
Brenda Landeros
PHOTOGRAPHY
Sofía Pollano
Andrea San Román
EDITOR
Gina
Collection

Estudio Homistica was jointly founded by designers Melissa Ramirez and Monica Lee in 2021. They firmly believe that interior design should serve everyone and can change lives by creating an atmosphere and evoking memorable moments. As they put it, "Design is not only a profession for us, but also a practice of exploring the relationship between materials, light and human experience." Each of our projects tells a story about culture and emotion, with authenticity, balance and warmth as the keynote, creating Spaces that are both soulful and functional. In their new work, Casa Atlas, architecture becomes a quiet framework, carrying and magnifying the essence of life - cooking, welcoming guests, gathering, and the synchronous beauty by the seaside.

Casa Atlas is born from the meeting of two worlds: those who inhabit it, and the landscape that sustains them. Located on the coastline of Cerritos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, the house was designed by Oficio Taller, with interiors created in collaboration with Estudio Homística, and landscape design by architect Brenda Landeros Sánchez.

This home is a collection of spaces that unfold with ease. Volumes shift apart just enough to welcome wind, light, and ocean views, creating patios, pathways, and quiet corners that invite exploration. Walls in earthy tones seem to rise naturally from the ground: offering shelter where needed and opening generously toward the horizon, turning each room into a place for pause and reflection. Through subtle changes in elevation, even the spaces farthest from the shore remain connected to the ocean. Its sound, its breeze, its rhythm weave seamlessly into daily life.

Materials echo the land around them: the warmth of sand, the shifting colors of the mountains, the textures of the dune. The house settles behind a natural ridge, which protects it while becoming part of the experience itself—you walk with the dune, you live alongside it.

Designed for a chef and their family, Atlas revolves around the kitchen and the rituals that bring people together: planting, harvesting, cooking, serving, and sharing. The architecture follows this rhythm, creating a natural flow that encourages conversation and connection.

The kitchens are the heart of the project. On the upper level, one opens to the terrace, the pool, and the sea, linking the act of cooking with shifting daylight and the tides. Below, an open-air kitchen connects directly with the edible garden and an outdoor dining area facing the dune. Growing, preparing, and gathering at the table become one continuous gesture. Here, indoors and outdoors merge into agenerous, open way of living.

Yet Atlas goes beyond the domestic: it is also a meeting point for local farmers, fishers, and chefs—a place to exchange ingredients, knowledge, and stories. Tradition and hospitality intertwine, creating a community dynamic that enriches everyone involved. Everyday life is elevated by Mexican craft: clay vessels shaped by hand, furniture made from local woods with expressive, imperfect grain, stone lights carved by Mexican designers. Walls are adorned with woven textiles by women artisans, bringing warmth, intimacy, and timeless beauty to every space.

To live in Atlas is to walk barefoot; to breathe salt, firewood, and fresh bread from the oven. It is to hear the crackle of the stove and the crash of waves. To sit in stillness, watching the sky and the life that stirs the dune. To share simple plates and let a meal turn into an evening, and the evening into memory.

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