Luis Barragán You do not need a presentation; I dare to say that neither a review or adjective. His name is Canon in the country, not only in the architectural guild, but in the general culture, because if you have not heard its name, you have surely walked near their incredible designs, which have become the image of Mexico City and other places in the world.
Say «Barragán”It emits sounds, colors, straight lines, strategic lighting, pure nature, and our genius marked the country and the world with its talent. Without Luis Barragán the world would not be what it is currentlyit has inspired other architects and creatives, but also anyone who dedicates themselves to creativity. Therefore, today, among so many tributes that he receives around the globe, one more was created in which his secrets are exposed.
But it is not what you think, there is nothing strange here, it is simply a way to open your eyes to his work that, unlike House Studio, Casa-Jardín Ortega or the satellite towers, they are very little known by name, but they are in the spectrum resonating in the five senses of every human being.
Now I ask you,You are ready to enter the secrets of Barragán?
Water mirror that was implemented with the restoration directed by Alberto Kalach. Pepe Molina
Garden 17
Know the work of the French architect Ferdinand Bac was what woke up in Luis Barragán «The desire for garden architecture,» as he defined it. His philosophy charges a special dimension in his facet as a landscape; Certainly their houses cannot be understood without contemplating the relationship between architecture and nature. For him, a garden should be discovered little by little. ”
In 2016, The Luis Barragán Tapatía Foundation Foundation It decided to restore garden 17, a project assumed by the architect Alberto Kalach, who restored some trees and also completed the water mirror that Barragán He had left hinting at a small slope of earth. In 2017, with the restoration completed, the garden opened its doors permanently to the community and ephemeral art and architecture projects, such as the recent artisan assembly exhibition within the framework of Design Week.
Red Park
Luis Barragán's first approach with the gardens It was in the Red Park in Guadalajara, along with his brother. There they designed luminaires, benches, games and more, to accompany the green spaces of the place. This, without a doubt, makes us understand the architect's concern to preserve natural spaces, as well as to give more life to an urban place; And when we say «life», we refer to lungs that allow the conservation of the Earth.