MM34 | Mar Mediterraneo 34
Inca Hernandez Arquitectura
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Considered one of the magical neighborhoods of Mexico City, Tacuba has an enormous cultural and architectural heritage. At the end of the 19th century it became one of the wealthiest areas with large country houses, some of them were abandoned and others were collapsed. The project started with the idea of giving a second life to an eclectic style house in advance deterioration built in 1910, during the Porfiriato era, and which holds historical value by the National Institute of Fine Arts. Multiple artistic and artisanal elements were recovered from the main facade. The main patio is reconstructed as a reinterpretation of the past, portraying the arrangement of the old portals as a sequence of light and shadow; these openings rise intermittently in double height from a volcanic stone baseboard and become a solid element of introspective architecture. The restored house has 3 levels with 7 apartments that adapt to different spaces: Loft, studio, familiar apartment and penthouse.
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