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Villa Jardín in Ciudad de México
Contemporary Residential Apartment in Mexico ? design by ASP Arquitectura Sergio Portillo
18 Nov 2017
Villa Jardín
Design: ASP Arquitectura Sergio Portillo
Location: Huixquilucan, Estado de Mexico
Villa Jardín

This apartment project occupies the lower level of a building on Mexico City?s west side. It generates a dialog between the newly constructed building and its environment, interweaving the project with its landscape and unifying indoors with outdoors.

 

The design process inserted targeted elements that produced a series of specific, outdoor spaces whose function is directly related to the apartment?s indoor activity.
 

The indoor section has a linear axis with access to the rooms crossing through the common, semi-private, and private areas. Likewise, the outdoor layout follows a parallel design; a wall runs along the axis that encloses and divides the areas based on the required activity.

 

The northeast holds two terraces joined by a pergola; the first houses a living and dining area with a vertical garden built of wooden boxes reclaimed from the shoring system used in the construction. The second terrace rests on a lower overhang, suggesting a closer relationship with the landscape. Finally, a staircase connects it with the gully underneath the structure.

 

The southwest houses a more private garden that connects to th...