The building consists of 10 apartments where small and large apartments throughout it with 2 two-leveled penthouses. Right in the corner the building comes to an end with the help of terraces which open views and enhance the close angle of the piece of land. On the other hand the back façade is more closed because it is home to the private and service areas of the apartments. The main access to the building is marked by a concrete slab which extends from the limits of the building to the sidewalk, making it possible to preserve the building as a loose volume. 
Vertical connections become aligned with the buildings main access, within the middle of each floor, making way to each apartment to have full access either from the elevator or the stairway, having a panoramic view to the outside. Every apartment has very high ceilings, which in addition to the openness of the façade provoke a feeling of expansion of the inner space beyond the physical limits of the building.
The north and east façade are more open, and composed by vertical concrete elements placed without a specific order. In the middle of these elements a green surface is created by a group of cables which allow climbing vines to grow from metallic bases located in some of the stories of the building. The south and west facades are more closed, creating an almost chaotic window-wall giving strength to its verticality.
HIGUERA + SANCHEZ 2004 -2007 Works MONTECASINO 3, Col.Molino del Rey, Mexico City
Arq. Javier Sánchez Corral
Project Director/Architectural On-site Supervision: Mariana Paz Castellanos
Collaborators: Diana Elizalde, Juan Manuel Soler
Pictures: Mariana Paz, Jair Navarrete
