Juan Benavides is an architect who makes films. He runs a filmmaking studio focused on producing short and long-format documentaries that explore buildings with strong formal clarity, rich spatial and material conditions, and set against inspiring landscapes. At present, he is based in Europe mostly producing films and teaching at The Berlage.
Film Commissions & Inquiries
mail@juanbenavides.mx
To browse the catalog of films, please visit on your desktop browser, at vimeo.com/juanbenavidesl or follow @juanbenavidesl
︎Film Commissions & Inquiries
mail@juanbenavides.mx
To browse the catalog of films, please visit on your desktop browser, at vimeo.com/juanbenavidesl or follow @juanbenavidesl
RAIN HARVEST HOME
9 MIN.
9 MIN.
ROBERT HUTCHISON & JAVIER SANCHEZ
VALLE DE BRAVO, MEXICO, 2023
Rain Harvest Home is situated inside a nature reserve on a landscape-driven development with water self-sufficiency, only two hours away from drought-prone Mexico City. The three buildings that comprise the home capture rainwater, and are connected to a reservoir and on-site treatment and storage system that supplies all of the home's water year-round.