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Architects: Studio Rick Joy
- Year: 2019
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Photographs:Joe Fletcher
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Manufacturers: American Standard, Astro Lighting, Atra Form, Baldwin, Basaltex, Buschfeld, ELR, Elkay, IFO Elektrik, Llano de la Torre, Montealban, Stanza, URREA, Veracruz Travertine, Viabizzuno, Villeroy & Boch
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Lead Architects: Rick Joy, Natalia Zieman Hayes
Text description provided by the architects. This five-story apartment building is located along a quiet street in a thriving neighborhood in the heart of Mexico City. Tucked into the sophisticated Polanco neighborhood, near the Parroquia de San Agustin, the apartment uses a restrained material palette informed by local building traditions to produce a sense of deep warmth and experiential softness. Surrounded by buildings on three sides, the residence is an infill project that opens to the city only via its west facade. Three light wells—each vegetated using a variety of planters, boxes, and hanging vines to add greenery and softness to the exposed concrete structure—ensure that daylight reaches the lower levels of the block.
