Portales Dwelling / Fernanda Canales

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Architects: Fernanda Canales

Location: Vistahermosa 115, Portales Nte, Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

Area: 1200.0 m2

Year Project: 2015

Photography : Rafael Gamo

Team: Ãngela Vizcarra, Alberto GarcÃa

Structure Engineer : Grupo SAI - GersÃ³n Huerta

General Contractor: Alpha Hardin

Site Area: 400 m2

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How to create a new house for twelve families that share the same site but different services" This project aims at redefining the concept of private domestic space within a collective structure. In a 400 square meter rectangular site, the building has three levels, plus one subterranean parking level with service areas and storage rooms. Each level has four apartments, with variations in each apartment, depending on different interior heights and views from the balconies in each room. The rooftop offers four terraces, each belonging to one of the duplex apartments in the last floor.
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This building is located in a centric district at the south area of Mexico City that is undergoing a transformation process. This made it really important to prevent the changing condition from the immediate environment, resulting in protected views through the terraces and b...

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Source: Archdaily

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