Located in the heart of the American colony, in Guadalajara, Aranguren house It is a work that can well serve as a brief summary of the Jalisco architectural design known as regionalist; an era in which creatives such as Pedro Castellanos They opted to include elements such as semicircular arches, geometric shapes and powerful textures in their designs.
HERRERÍA DE LA CASA ARANGUREN.Moses Bautista.
Preserving the vision of Castellanos, the landscape that integrates this house and the neighboring constructions of Libertad Street, the Architects Luis Aldrete (LA) and Francisco Gutiérrez Peregrina (COA) They restored this house to give it a contemporary touch in which the vegetation plays a leading role.
We talked with Aldrete, during Art WKND GDL 2025who led us to tour the house in which his study is currently located, A place surrounded by plants whose light is transformed, to become very dim, as the day progresses. The ideal space to concentrate and let imagination fly through its architectural projects.
The background of the Aranguren house
The house was designed by the Architect Pedro Castellanos Lambley and construction dates from the year 1937. It is a clear example of regionalist architectureinspired by the work Enchanted Gardens of the German artist and writer Ferninand Bac, who embodied classic elements of the Belle Époque Not only in their illustrations, but also in the Garden designrace that started when I was 50 years old.
He Tapatío Luis Barragán architect It was the one who imported this style to Guadalajara, since on one of his trips to Europe in the 1940s he met Bac's work, and took him to his architectural narrative that, later, would become a trend that is currently embodied in various buildings in Guadalajara.