Who is Arkham?
The Asylum, Mérida

Who is Arkham?

Great stories START FROM IDEAS

Changing the rules of the ( im ) possible, one human at a time.

Our story begins in 2013. Two completely different minds join efforts under a shared vision, a shared purpose:

To positively impact the lives and stories of those who place their trust on us through design. To act as a bridge between the imaginary and the real worlds, not just by transforming and realizing dreams, but by putting them at the forefront of everything we do.

We co-create architecture with and for people. We believe in the power of teamwork, of setting the ego aside and of letting our purpose guide us through this story.

The Arkham Formula

To create our projects and bring them to life, there is a process that we’ve been developing for years. Just like in science, our own discoveries have led us to develop this equation that might change as we discover new things with each project, but that will essentially continue to obey the same principle.

We understand that architecture must be more than simply cement and concrete, more than just a refuge. This is why we aspire to create spaces that excite people, that encourage them to imagine impossible realities and that, at the end of the day, invite them to inhabit these dreams that we had the honor of helping realize.

“I don’t think that architecture is only about shelter or about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think.” – Zaha Hadid.

We have the perfect equation to turn the impossible into possible:

TEAM ARKHAM

Jorge Duarte Torre, CEO of Arkham Projects

Jorge Duarte Torre

CEO – Dreamchaser

Min Peniche Calafell, CCO of Arkham Projects

Min Peniche Calafell

CCO – Dreamshaper

A client, on video

“Your dream, our business” · 3:09 · on Arkham Projects' YouTube channel, published on March 31, 2026. Watch on YouTube

Arkham through history

Although we’re grateful and honored for our recognitions and awards, we’re aware that these do not define us and are not our motor, nor our raison d’être. However, they are that pat on the back that motivates us to continue creating our own vision of reality , to continue inspiring and transforming.

Arkham Projects has 11 projects published on ArchDaily en Español (checked on October 6, 2026). Awards with public evidence, each with its source, are listed on the awards page.

Premio Obras Cemex logo
Architecture MasterPrize logo
Premios LADI logo
IDA Design Awards logo
Premio Nacional de Diseño DiseñaMéxico logo
International Property Awards logo
AD Iconos del Diseño logo
Loop Design Awards logo
Bienal Iberoamericana de Interiorismo, Diseño y Paisajismo CIDI logo
A' Design Award & Competition logo
Insignias Ambientes logo
Obra del Año logo
Premio Firenze Entremuros logo
Premio a! Diseño logo
The Plan Award logo
IAA 2024 Award Winner logo
MV Modo de Vida logo
Premio Nacional de Arquitectura e Interiorismo AAI logo
Bienal de Arquitectura del Golfo logo
Premio Interceramic logo
FCARM logo
13.º Premio Nacional AAI México logo
Latin American Real Estate Techsummit logo
WWBID World-Wide Biennial of Interior Design & Landscape logo
Bienal de Jóvenes Arquitectos logo
XIV Bienal de Arquitectura Yucateca logo
1.ª Bienal de Urbanismo 2024 logo
Blueprint Awards logo
Expo Construcción Yucatán 2018 logo
Premio Escala Expo CIHAC logo
Paris Design Awards logo
Emporia logo
Prisma, Premio de Interiorismo Mexicano logo
XIV Bienal Nacional e Internacional de Arquitectura Mexicana logo
Premio Noldi Schreck logo
Premio Habitat logo

2025

PRIZE

  1. Winner, Residential Architecture – Multi Unit
  2. Residential High Rise Architecture
  3. Finalist, Single-Family Residential Use
  4. Insignias Ambientes Recognition
  5. Finalist, Large Offices

CONTEST

  1. Architecture MasterPrize
  2. The International Property Awards, IPAX
  3. Obra del Año 2025, Expansión
  4. Ambientes Magazine
  5. HABITAT Interior Design Award

2024

PRIZE

  1. Finalist, Urbanism and Territory Projects
  2. 3rd Place, Collective Housing
  3. Honorable Mention, Workspace
  4. Winner, Offices – Corporate Category
  5. 2nd Place, Corporate Space Architecture
  6. 3rd Place, Residential Architecture
  7. Subcategory Winner, Social Space
  8. Subcategory Winner, Hospitality Space
  9. Restaurant of the Year
  10. Winner, Private Homes Category

CONTEST

  1. Cemex Building Award.
  2. 1st Mexican Urbanism Biennial.
  3. 8th AAI México Peninsula Award.
  4. Noldi Schreck Award, 11th Edition.
  5. 13th AAI National Award.
  6. National Design Award: Diseña México.
  7. National Design Award: Diseña México.
  8. National Design Award: Diseña México.
  9. Loop Design Awards.
  10. International Architecture Awards, The Chicago Athenaeum.

2023

PRIZE

  1. Best International Residential Design
  2. Gold Medal, Hospitality Hotels

CONTEST

  1. Modo de Vida Awards.
  2. IV Ibero-American Biennial; CIDI Interior Design, Design and Landscape.

2022

PRIZE

  1. Honorable Mention,  Interior design and plastic integration
  2. Finalist, Residential Housing
  3. 1st Place, Residential Architecture
  4. Nomitated, People’s Choice Award 2022
  5. Winner, Single-Family Residential Architecture
  6. Honorable Mention Residential Architecture
  7. 2nd Place, Special Projects
  8. Winner Interior Offices, People’s Choice Award
  9. Winner WorkPlaces Interior
  10. 3rd Place, Restaurant
  11. Double Honorable Mention, Hospitality Bars & Restaurants

CONTEST

  1. XIV Biennale of Yucatecan Architecture.
  2. Obra del Año, Expansión.
  3. 11th AAI México National Architecture and Interior Design Award.
  4. Loop Design Awards.
  5. Interceramic Architecture and Interior Design Award.
  6. Architecture MasterPrize.
  7. 6th Peninsular Award, AAI México.
  8. Loop Design Awards.
  9. Architecture MasterPrize.
  10. 11th AAI México National Architecture and Interior Design Award.
  11. IV Ibero-American Biennial, CIDI, Interior Design, Design and Landscape.

2021

PRIZE

  1. Silver Medal
  2. Honorable Mention
  3. Finalist, Mid-Range Residential Housing
  4. Winner, Mid-Range Residential Housing

CONTEST

  1. XVIII Biennale of Yucatecan Architecture
  2. 3rd Young Architects Biennial.
  3. Obra del Año, Expansión.
  4. Obra del Año, Expansión.

2020

PRIZE

  1. Architecture Housing
  2. 3rd Place
  3. Shortlist, Best Interior Project
  4. Honorable Mention
  5. 1st Place

CONTEST

  1. DNA Paris Design Awards.
  2. 9th National Architecture and Interior Design Award.
  3. Blueprint Awards.
  4. Architecture MasterPrize.
  5. National Design Award MX Diseña México.

2019

PRIZE

  1. Finalist in Ephemeral Interior Spaces Category
  2. Finalist, Ephemeral and Artistic Installations Category
  3. Restaurant Category Finalist
  4. Honorable Mention, Architecture Categories
  5. Finalist, Housing Category
  6. Gold A’ Design Award
  7. Winner in Architectural Design Residential Architecture
  8. 1st Place, Best Multifamily Building
  9. Horizontal Housing Finalist
  10. Finalist in Multifamily Residential Architecture
  11. Honorable Mention
  12. Best Residential Building
  13. Interior Design Category Finalist
  14. Winner, Architecture Multiple Residence
  15. Finalist, Ceramic Floor and Wall Tile Application in Commercial Construction

CONTEST

  1. VIII PRISMA Mexican Interior Design Award.
  2. Obra del Año, Expansión.
  3. VIII PRISMA Mexican Interior Design Award.
  4. International Design Awards, IDA.
  5. The Plan Award.
  6. A’ Design Awards & Competition.
  7. Architecture MasterPrize.
  8. Firenze Entremuros Award.
  9. LADI Awards.
  10. Interceramic Architecture and Interior Design Award.
  11. 3rd Young Architects Biennial.
  12. EXPOCIHAC Escala Award.
  13. A! Diseño Award.
  14. The International Property Awards, IPAX
  15. Interceramic Architecture and Interior Design Award.

2018

PRIZE

  1. Finalist, Restaurants
  2. 1st Place, Interior Design
  3. Commercial Architecture Award
  4. Award Winner, Best Leisure Interior México
  5. Honorable Mention, Social Spaces, Professionals
  6. Best Project, Stand, Professionals
  7. 3rd Place, Ephemeral Architecture, Pavilions
  8. A! Diseño Award, Stand Category
  9. 1st Place, D-Type Stand
  10. Accèssit, Best Stand, Design Fair
  11. Honorable Mention, Hospitality Bars & Restaurants

CONTEST

  1. VII PRISMA Mexican Interior Design Award.
  2. XII Biennale of Yucatecan Architecture.
  3. Interceramic Architecture and Interior Design Award.
  4. International Property Awards, IPAX.
  5. National Design Award MX Diseña México.
  6. National Design Award MX Diseña México.
  7. Noldi Schreck Award.
  8. A! Diseño.
  9. Expo Construcción Yucatán.
  10. EMPORIA, National Architecture and Decoration Awards.
  11. II World, Wide Biennial of Interior Design & Landscape.

2017

PRIZE

  1. Five Stars, Best Leisure Interior México
  2. Award Winner, Best Leisure Interior Central and South America
  3. Honorable Mention, Interior Design and Plastic Integration
  4. Honorable Mention, Interior Design, Hospitality
  5. Gold Medal, Hospitality, Bars and Restaurants

CONTEST

  1. International Property Awards, IPAX.
  2. International Property Awards, IPAX.
  3. Gulf Architecture Biennial, FCRM.
  4. American Architecture Prize.
  5. IX Ibero-American Biennial; CIDI Interior Design, Design and Landscape.

2016

PRIZE

  1. Medal for New Architecture Talent in Latin America
  2. Honorable Mention, Home Remodeling or Conversion
  3. Silver Medal, Single-Family Housing
  4. Finalist, Culinary Design
  5. Silver Medal, Interior Design

CONTEST

  1. Latin American Real Estate Tech Summit.
  2. II Regional Architecture Biennial, Mexican Southeast.
  3. II Regional Architecture Biennial, Mexican Southeast.
  4. Íconos de Diseño, Architectural Digest México.
  5. XIV National and International Biennial of Mexican Architecture, FCARM.