Located in the Colonia Anzures, in Mexico City, this project takes advantage of the lot’s rectangulargeometry, placing 2 volumes divided by an internal patio which opens in an irregular way from one side to the other.The two buildings are connected through a bridge that contains the vertical circulations. The complex consists of 17 apartments in a mixture of duplexes and triplexes which combine terraces and inner patios. The project takes advantage of the lot’s geometry creating a cut in the front building enclosed by a black concrete wall which combines its structural properties with the composition of the facade.
Interior facades relate by the combination of solids and openings which respond to the interiors. The closed figure in the facade covers two apartments which find ventilation and light through an enclosed terrace that divides the space between the building and the concrete wall. Each and every window emphasizes onprivacy avoiding the same positioning throughout the facade, even in the cases where this seems inevitable, where windows find a screen made from various materials, like louvers, or white glass, which allow natural light avoiding crossed views.
HIGUERA + SANCHEZ 2004 -2007 WorksDANTE 7, Col. Anzures, Mexico City
Arq. Javier Sánchez Corral
Project Director: Mariana Paz Castellanos
Collaborators: Diana Elizalde, Ana Luna, Enrique Salazar, Daniela Sainz, Juan M Soler
Renders: Alejandro Ita
