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
Washington Fruit & Produce Company
Yakima, 2019
The fruit processing facilities that dominate the area are concrete tilt-up boxes, surrounded by acres of pavement, trucks and refrigeration equipment. Company leaders desired a new office/headquarters that would serve as a refuge from the industrial agribusiness landscape. They asked for warmer materials, little to no concrete, non-boxlike forms, protection from the freeway, and minimal visible equipment or devices.
For Graham Baba Architects