Resignification of the historical architectural past. Taxco 25 by EDAA
28/09/2020.
[Mexico City] Mexico
metalocus, VALERIA OZUNA
metalocus, VALERIA OZUNA
Taxco 25 is a reform and rehabilitation proposal elaborated by the architecture studio EDAA, which dialogues with neighborhood life and its different types of traditional architecture. The project is located in Colonia Roma, a settlement of the city's upper class, in which sumptuous mansions and palaces were built during the first decade of the 20th century.
The project takes place on a plot where a functionalist style cataloged house is erected, dating from 1940, which has pure lines and a landscaped corridor that extends from the street, and which is part of the architectural composition of the Roma Sur neighborhood.
The project takes place on a plot where a functionalist style cataloged house is erected, dating from 1940, which has pure lines and a landscaped corridor that extends from the street, and which is part of the architectural composition of the Roma Sur neighborhood.
Taxco 25 by EDAA. Photograph by Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas, Juan Hernández
Taxco 25 by EDAA. Photograph by Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas, Juan Hernández
Taxco 25 by EDAA. Photograph by Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas, Juan Hernández
Taxco 25 by EDAA. Photograph by Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas, Juan Hernández
Taxco 25 by EDAA. Photograph by Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas, Juan Hernández
Taxco 25 by EDAA. Photograph by Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas, Juan Hernández
Taxco 25 by EDAA. Photograph by Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas, Juan Hernández
Taxco 25 by EDAA. Photograph by Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas, Juan Hernández
Taxco 25 by EDAA. Photograph by Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas, Juan Hernández
Taxco 25 by EDAA. Photograph by Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas, Juan Hernández
Taxco 25 by EDAA. Photograph by Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas, Juan Hernández
Taxco 25 by EDAA. Photograph by Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas, Juan Hernández
Taxco 25 by EDAA. Photograph by Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas, Juan Hernández
Taxco 25 by EDAA. Photograph by Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas, Juan Hernández
Taxco 25 by EDAA. Photograph by Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas, Juan Hernández
Ground floor plan. Taxco 25 by EDAA
First floor plan. Taxco 25 by EDAA
Second floor plan. Taxco 25 by EDAA
Axonometric. Taxco 25 by EDAA
EDAA's architectural project is inspired precisely by the lines and volumes of the functionalist style and adapts it to contemporary needs. To offer diversity in ways of life, five types of houses were created; a protected house, three loft-style studios, and a two-level apartment.
Each typology has its style, and its open spaces allow it to be conditioned according to personal needs. There is a privileged area that provides luxury and comfort to the inhabitants: the top floor of the building, which is a large terrace, functions as a common roof garden and a private one.
Each typology has its style, and its open spaces allow it to be conditioned according to personal needs. There is a privileged area that provides luxury and comfort to the inhabitants: the top floor of the building, which is a large terrace, functions as a common roof garden and a private one.
Description of project by EDAA
Taxco 25 is a project of recovery, rehabilitation, and resignification due to its historical value since this building was protected by the INBA (National Institute of Fine Arts), respecting the old house and allowing the generation of green roofs and terraces that allow light to enter. to every corner of the complex.
It is a contemporary housing proposal that dialogues with neighborhood life and its different expressions of traditional architecture. Its design refers to the clarity of lines and volumes that the functionalist-style house from 1940 has on which the project rests, promoting its updating and resignification.
Located in the Roma Sur neighborhood of Mexico City, the intervention consisted of vegetating and pedestrianizing the corridor that connects the street with the interior of the property, as well as building five new houses, terraces, and garden roofs that open the view of those who visit them. to coexist and appreciate the urban landscape from an intimate space.
With a total of 500 m² of constructed area, Taxco 25 houses three types of housing, spacious, generous, and with flexible spaces: the listed house (80 m²), three studios (80 m²), and a two-level apartment (160 m²).
The materials selected for specific uses, the generous and naturally illuminated spaces, generate an experience where care for each of the details counts: from the furniture for the bicycle parking, the plant selection, the transition in the path of the metal railing, and the orderly arrangement of the exposed pipes, to the exhaustive design of the structural elements that make up the interior wooden staircase.
Whether through the friendly relationship with the sidewalk, the extensive use of specific vegetation, the conviction to protect the historical architectural past of the area, or implementing energy efficiency and water use systems, the Taxco 25 project interacts with its surroundings and it recognizes the urgency of developing proposals for urban regeneration consciously and critically.
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Design team
Luis Arturo García, Juan Hernández, Hans Álvarez, Alejandra Avalos, Pedro Vázquez.
Collaborators
Consultants.- PBS Ingenieros, MS, Bimsa Reports, EMR, Alejandro García Lara.
Client
GARBA.
Area
227 m².
Dates
2020.
Location
Colonia Roma, Mexico City, Mexico.
Photography
Onnis Luque, Mariana Cárdenas.
EDAA - Estrategias para el Desarrollo de Arquitectura
EDAA Strategies for the Development of Architecture is a Mexican office specialized in the integral production of multidisciplinary contemporary architecture, based on architectural and graphic design, illustration, and construction, with extensive experience in the development of commercialization strategies and financial designs.
It was founded as an independent practice by Luis Arturo García, after passing through different architecture firms in Mexico and Canada dedicated to the development of architectural projects, landscaping, and urban design.
EDAA has been awarded nationally and internationally. In 2015 Gold Medal at the Biennial of Architecture of Young Architects, Silver Medal at the Biennial of Mexico City with the Casa Meztitla project.
EDAA has participated in Millesime coordinated by the Millesime World group, the gastronomic event where design and good food are combined. And in design House within Design week Mexico.
They have ventured into real estate development with Projects such as Yácatas 475 where they developed from land management, an executive project to the sale of the property, such as Taxco 25.
It was founded as an independent practice by Luis Arturo García, after passing through different architecture firms in Mexico and Canada dedicated to the development of architectural projects, landscaping, and urban design.
EDAA has been awarded nationally and internationally. In 2015 Gold Medal at the Biennial of Architecture of Young Architects, Silver Medal at the Biennial of Mexico City with the Casa Meztitla project.
EDAA has participated in Millesime coordinated by the Millesime World group, the gastronomic event where design and good food are combined. And in design House within Design week Mexico.
They have ventured into real estate development with Projects such as Yácatas 475 where they developed from land management, an executive project to the sale of the property, such as Taxco 25.
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