Juan de la Barrera 5 is an apartment building in Mexico City, Mexico that houses 15 commercial apartments designed by Serrano Monjaraz Arquitectos.

Description
Juan de la Barrera 5, a building with a 50 years history prepared for the future. Just a few steps from the greenery of Parque España this 8 stories building is located. Designed by Serrano, Serrano, and Nava in 1967 with an avant-garde approach for the traditional Condesa area that was starting its vertical development. The project was finished in 1968 and received the Glass & Aluminum Innovation Award.
After 2017 earthquake the building suffered multiple damages, not fatal, the reason why Serrano Monjaraz Arquitectos takes advantage of the opportunity to renovate this Condesa jewel and among the structural improvements, made an important investment in installations and services to ensure the lifespan of the building for many years more. 27 new piles, columns, and beams were done, concrete walls were also incorporated in order to transform the building in one of the safest in the area nowadays. The original program was maintained formed by 15 apartments of 70, 80, and 120 sq m in which the interior distribution was done around a wood box that separates the services from the living areas, and also creating a new finishes system.
The floors were covered with Austrian wooden staves ?on top of acoustic isolation between the apartments to guarantee comfort for all the residents? combined with ...