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Casa de Luis Barragán Details: Casa Barragán

Where:
General Francisco Ramírez 14
Colonia Ampliación Daniel Garza
México, D.F. 11840
(52) 55 5515-4908 y (52) 55 5272-4945

Cost:
100 pesos per person.

Time Involved:
1 1/2 to 2 hours, plus travel.

Hours Open:
Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, and 4:00 PM
to 6:00 PM, Saturdays 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, or call
for appointment.

How to Get There:

Take the Metro linea 7 Constituyentes. If you are
traveling North to reach Constituyentes, when you exit
the train, take the cross/under walk under the tracks to
the West side and exit the station there. This will put
you on the correct side of the street, along with those
exiting the train from the southbound side. When
taking escalators up out of the station, you will see
signs reading 'Casa de Barragan'.

Once on street level, you will find yourself on the West

Luis Barragán (b.1902 - d.1988) is easily the most important and influential architect in Mexican side of Avienda Parque Lira. Walk South on the
History. Born in Guadalajara, upon graduation from engineering school, Barragán traveled extensively sidewalk for less than half a block until you find street
in Europe, including Spain and France, where he honed his self-taught architectural style. named Gobierno Luis G Curiel. Walk west, up the
stairs until you reach street level. You should start
Upon returning to México in the late 1920s, Barragán began working in Guadalajara and later seeing signs pointing to Barragan's house. Continue
relocated to México City circa 1936, where he spent time working on several urban planning projects walking West to the intersection of General (Gral)
and later, the Torres de Satelite. Francisco Ramirez and turn right, heading North.

The Barragán house is two doors down on the left

Barragán's architectural style has been referred to as both
(north). The exterior is gray. The address actually
modern and minimalist, with landscape and natural materials takes up two street numbers, 12 and 14. The office
taking a central theme. Much influence can be derived from will be by #12.
Mexican construction, including tall, lightly colored walls found in
Mexican pueblos, and the exposed wood-work of Mexican
haciendas. Barragán often referred to himself as a 'landscape
architect', as he felt that nature and water should be integrated Learn More About Luis Barragán
with living spaces.

Casa Barragán: Constructed in 1948, Luis Barragán's house and studio is

representative of his common design influences. Now a musuem, most of
the house is as Barragán lived in it. Visitors may tour the living areas,
design studio an gardin areas. The house designed to create solitarity and
tranquility, away from the urban surroundings. Light is an important
element, and Barragán's makes much use of reflective and light surfaces
throughout the house.

A devout Catholic, much of the houses artwork is religious in nature.

Visitors can also see Barragán's Pritzker Prize, the highest honor given to
any living architect, as well as a Picasso painting, reportedly given to
Barragán by the artist himself.

Casa Luis Barragán was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004.

Links
Casa Luis Barragán - Official Site (esp)
Pritzker Prize - Luis Barragán (eng)

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