CPDA incorporates "secret garden" into Mexico City apartment building
Mexican firm CPDA Arquitectos has completed a residential building that features a stone-clad exterior and a lush courtyard that is not visible from the street.
The project, called Casa Jardin Escandón, is located in Mexico City's Escandón neighbourhood. The area has experienced growth in recent years, with contemporary buildings cropping up alongside Art Deco-style structures.
Casa Jardin Escandón has a lush courtyard
A key goal for local firm CPDA Arquitectos was to create a building with welcoming spaces and lots of vegetation.
In response, for a rectangular site sandwiched between multi-story structures, the team created a 2,300-square-metre building that features a central garden. A pathway winds through the outdoor space.
The project is located in Mexico City "We designed this project to live toward the interior of the complex through a central courtyard ? allowing all residential units to have natural light and cross ventilation," the team said.
The building has 14 units, four of which are apartments on the ground level. The remaining units are three-storey townhouses that occupy the upper portion of the complex.
Outdoor spaces are a focal point of the building
Every unit has some type of private outdoor place, whether it is a balcony, patio or roof garden. On the upper floors, lush greenery spills out of planters and adds to the building's garden atmosphere.
Exterior walls are clad in textured galarza stone, a material that can be found on other buildi...
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