In 2016, the Luis Barragán Tapatía Foundation He decided to restore Garden 17a project assumed by the architect Alberto Kalach, who restored some trees and also completed the water mirror that Barragán had left hint with 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 exhibition of artisan assembly within the framework of Design Week. \
Garden stairs 17 that give to a door that is, in reality, a viewpoint of the city. The color is also vital in its landscaping: in Garden 17 it used cobalt blue.Pepe Molina
«The absolute understanding of the landscape can be seen perfectly in all its gardens,» said landscaper Fernanda Rionnda. «The complete communion of the landscape with architecture is, for me, the main legacy of Barragán,» he added.
The architect used to spend a long time contemplating the garden of his house. I experienced letting the grass grow for months or retaining the dry leaves. And, remembering the teacher's own words in his acceptance speech of the Pritzker, each of his gardens simply has what a well -achieved garden should contain: nothing less than the entire universe.