Juan Benavides is an architect who runs a film production house working with an observational documentary approach focused on contemporary architecture. Operating between Mexico and Europe, the practice oversees every stage of production, creating short- and long-format films that explore buildings with strong formal clarity, rich spatial and material conditions, and inspiring landscapes.
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mail@juanbenavides.mx
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TRAILER OF A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT FOLLOWS THE YEAR-LONG CONSTRUCTION OF A CONCRETE PAVILION INSIDE THE BOTANICAL GARDENS OF HILVERSUM.
A ROOM IN ALTO MONFERRATO HAS LEFT A HOUSE, CHOOSING TO EXIST WITHOUT WALLS OR CEILING
A SHORT FOLLOWING WATER AS IT FALLS IN AND AROUND A LANDSCAPE-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT WITH WATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY OUTSIDE OF MEXICO CITY
IN DEVELOPMENT. BARRANDIEN IS A DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWING THE EXPLORATIONS OF A GROUP OF ARCHITECTS IN PRAGUE AS THEY EXPLORE THE VALLEY NOW CALLED BARRANDOV
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE ARCHITECT AND THE ARCHITECT-CLIENT AS THEY REFLECT ON THEIR PROJECT
A VISUAL NARRATIVE ABOUT THE POOLS IN MATOSINHOS AS ALVARO SIZA REFLECTS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GEOMETRY AND NATURE
A SHORT ABOUT HOUSE M IN GREZ-DOICEAU, AS CAPTURED ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN FEBRUARY
A LOOK INSIDE THE WEMBURY MEWS PROJECT BY RUSSELL JONES IN LONDON
A SHORT CAPTURING THE SUBTLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE CABIN’S SURFACE AS THE ARCHITECTS AND CLIENT GATHER ON SITE TO APPLY A CORRODING SOLUTION
A DAY AROUND CASA DE BARRO, LOCATED WITHIN AN ECO-RETREAT IN THE CENTRAL MEXICAN STATE OF QUERETARO