Rafael Gamo is an award-winning architectural photographer whose work transforms the built environment into compelling visual narratives. With training in architecture and photography, he masterfully balances precision and emotion, using light, composition, and human presence to evoke deeper stories within structures and spaces.
Commissioned by architects, designers, media, and cultural institutions, Rafael Gamo’s portfolio spans large-scale public works, intimate interiors, installations, landscapes, and more. His images appear in prominent international publications, and he is represented by the agency Above the Fold.
LOCATION: New York / Mexico City
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Explore the stunning Tlalpuente House in Mexico City, designed by Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados. See how it merges with its natural surroundings and features a unique open plan design.
Lluvia house is a single-family residence located in Jardines del Pedregal, in southern Mexico City. The site is between neighboring constructions in a residential area.
The Aculco project is a low-impact holiday home surrounded by nature in the middle of nowhere. It is the ideal place to get some rest from modern living in a natural environment, that has some impressive cliffs…
Casa Sierra Fria is a house located in a residential neighborhood in Mexico City. As the majority of the sites in this neighborhood have regular constructions on three of their four sides, the architectural concept began to…
Casa La Quinta is a weekend house located in the town of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. After visiting the site and considering the requirements of the program, the conclusion was to respect the identity of the place,…
The Jardin apartment project occupies the lower level of a building on Mexico City’s west side. It generates a dialog between the newly constructed building and its environment, interweaving the project with its landscape and unifying indoors…
When our clients approached us to discuss the feasibility of designing a 6000 square foot house in Southampton, New York, our immediate concern was that the lot – located in a FEMA floodplain, on a property that…
This is a consecutive housing development in Mexico City in which the restrictions, with a reduced separation between the houses, affects the views and how the orientations are leveraged.
The owners of this 11 foot wide row Brooklyn house were faced with a conundrum that many young families in New York eventually confront: the possibility of sacrificing location for space. After living in the house for…
