Juan Benavides is an architect and filmmaker*. His work encompasses families of projects in no particular order of importance. At present, he is based in the Netherlands mostly making films on contemporary architecture and teaching at The Berlage.

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Featured Project
At the Garden’s Pace

Upcoming Short Films
Casa de Barro, Amealco
Casa Copas, Valle de Bravo
La Fábrica de Hielo, Mexico City
View House, Austin
Olancha Drive, Los Angeles
The Box, Los Angeles
Trollhus, Norden
Staggered Cabin, South Lake Tahoe
Trestle Cabin, Decatur Island
Wembury Mews, London

Five Recent Projects
House in Veľký Klíž
Brillhut
Pressed & Polished, The Berlage
A Labyrinth with One Entrance, Two Walls, Three Columns, and Four Exits
Rain Harvest Home

Buildings
House in Veľký Klíž
House in Søfteland
House in San Jerónimo II 
House in San Jerónimo I
Weekend House in Valle de Bravo

Drawings and Paintings
Eighteen Drawings of a Golf Course
A Labyrinth with its Own Copy to Attempt a Solution
One Labyrinth with Two Walls, Three Columns, and Four Exit
Four Views from a Restaurant Table
Twenty-three Labyrinths on a Month x Day Grid
An Avocado, a Plate, a Taco, and a Kitchen Towel
One Labyrinth Composed by Forty-nine Labyrinths
Eight Transfers and Nine Sheets of Paper
Many Drawings of Landscapes without Green
Seventeen Drawings with Seventeen Colors
Studies for the Labyrinth of the World
Thirthy-one Labyrinths for December
Twenty-four Marinières
Forty Compositions with Four Colors
Labyrinth with a Solution of One Hundred Decisions
Studies for a One-Hundred-Square-Meter Labyrinth
Infinite Details of One Labyrinth
Four Sections of a Labyrinth
Three Details of a Labyrinth
Forty-one Iterations of a Linear Labyrinth
Ten Iterations of a Labyrinth Inside a Circle
Ten Iterations of a Labyrinth Inside a Square
One Hundred Iterations of a Labyrinth

Film Archive (2015–present)
Climate Portraits: Nieuwe Instituut
Pressed & Polished, The Berlage
Among the Firs in Waalre
Moving Milk & Timber, The Berlage
Rain Harvest Home
The Auto Drives Architecture, The Berlage
Morningside Residence
Stewart Avenue Residence
Brillhut
Alma Residence
Thatch House
Ridge House
Frame House
Octothorpe House
House with a Yoga Studio
Suncrest Residence
Bunny Lane Residence
North Beach Residence
Alton Wines
Rotterdam Architecture Month Exhibition
Tsuga Townhomes
Othello Gardens Multifamily
Peach Court Residence
Terbregsehof 11
Skigard Hytte
Playtime Studio
Polson Building Offices
Wye landing Memory Houses
Gortonbounds Bunkhouse
Pam & Paul’s House
Rombos III
Washington Fruit & Produce Company
Quinta Huajuco
Brisas House
Hood Cliff Retreat
Courtyard DADU
Cottonwood Canyon Experience Center
Cantilever House
House in San Juan de Alima
Fairfax Garage Conversion
West Los Angeles Residence
Fleischmann Residence
Bosques House
Santa Fe House
Peter & Jan’s House
Jojutla Central Gardens
Club de Niños y Niñas
Rochester 64
Kreuzwiesen
Center for Hearing and Language
Desarrollo DSA
Escher Park   
Campus Moos
Europaallee
Diakonie Bethanien
The Pop-out Studio
Memory Houses Exhibition
Mercer Slough
Little House
Helen Street House
LC710 Housing
Entrepinos
Guanajuato Museum
COR Cellars
Reforma 326 
Botanical Gardens
EGL1916 Housing
Bedolla House
Casa Espigas 41
2i4e House
Casa VR
A Room
Cerrada Reforma House
SJA House
Atlas House
Palmas House
IC House
Narigua House
RM House
Red House
Casa de Uno



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Casa de Barro
Amealco, Mexico, 2024, 4:32 min

Filmed and edited by Juan Benavides
Architecture by GOMA
Soundtrack by James Forest & Ben Winwood
Graphics by Puesto

The film about Casa de Barro opens with a sweeping horizontal pan, gradually revealing the clay house nestled within a lush green landscape of mountains, rain, and trees. The film’s narrative unfolds with a journey “in search of water,” echoing the constant presence of flowing water on the site. The camera captures glimpses of local livestock and workers, anchoring the house within its rural context, leading viewers to a small reservoir—a pivotal element in the narrative. As rain begins to fall, the soundtrack is filled with the soothing sounds of water, transitioning seamlessly to intimate interior scenes. The film concludes with a serene sequence in the patio, where a single lamp softly illuminates the surroundings, casting a warm glow that merges the house with the natural world.

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Juan Benavides is an architect and filmmaker*. His work encompasses families of projects in no particular order of importance. At present, he is based in the Netherlands mostly making films on contemporary architecture and teaching at The Berlage.


mail@juanbenavides.mx

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Collection


Featured Project
At the Garden’s Pace

Upcoming Short Films
Casa de Barro, Amealco
Casa Copas, Valle de Bravo
La Fábrica de Hielo, Mexico City
View House, Austin
Olancha Drive, Los Angeles
The Box, Los Angeles
Trollhus, Norden
Staggered Cabin, South Lake Tahoe
Trestle Cabin, Decatur Island
Wembury Mews, London

Five Recent Projects
House in Veľký Klíž
Brillhut
Pressed & Polished, The Berlage
A Labyrinth with One Entrance, Two Walls, Three Columns, and Four Exits
Rain Harvest Home

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT ON YOUR DESKTOP BROWSER. IN THE MEANTIME, SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH A SELECTION OF SCENES


















* AN ARCHITECT THAT HAPPENS TO MAKE FILMS.