Jardines del Pedregal de San Ángel

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Jardines del Pedregal de San Ángel is a mid-20th-century Mexico City residential development renowned for its modernist architecture and integration of buildings with the surrounding volcanic landscape, designed by architect Luis Barragán.

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instanceOf modernist urban project
residential development
architect Luis Barragán
country Mexico
designer Luis Barragán
hasArchitecturalStyle Mexican modernism
modernist architecture
hasCharacteristic curvilinear street plan
exclusive upper-middle and upper-class housing
integration of architecture with volcanic landscape
integration of gardens, walls and platforms with terrain
large private gardens
low-density residential layout
private single-family houses
use of monumental stone walls
use of natural lava rock in design
use of reflecting pools and water features
hasNotableArchitect Francisco Artigas
Mathias Goeritz
Max Cetto
hasNotableBuilding Casa Cetto
Casa Pedregal
Casa Prieto López
hasNotableFeature landscape design by Luis Barragán
monumental entrance plazas
private internal gardens not visible from street
sculptural stone outcrops
hasTransportation access via Anillo Periférico
access via Avenida de las Fuentes
access via Boulevard de la Luz
hasUrbanFunction commercial corridors along main avenues
residential zone
inception 1940s
influencedBy International Style
Mexican landscape traditions
functionalism in architecture
locatedIn Mexico City
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Coyoacán
Álvaro Obregón
locatedInMetropolitanArea Valley of Mexico
locatedNear Ciudad Universitaria
San Ángel
linked to: San Ángel area

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
locatedOn lava field of the Xitle volcano
notableFor influence on later Mexican residential developments
pioneering integration of modern architecture and rugged volcanic topography
partOf urban expansion of Mexico City to the south
significantConstructionPeriod 1950s
late 1940s

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Luis Barragán notableWork Jardines del Pedregal de San Ángel
Espacio Escultórico view Pedregal de San Ángel ecological reserve
linked to: Jardines del Pedregal de San Ángel
Pedregal de San Ángel lava field hasProtectedArea Ecological Reserve of Pedregal de San Ángel
linked to: Jardines del Pedregal de San Ángel
Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City contains Colonia Jardines del Pedregal
linked to: Jardines del Pedregal de San Ángel
Copilco neighborhood nearbyGreenArea Pedregal de San Ángel area
linked to: Jardines del Pedregal de San Ángel
Western Mexico City hasNeighborhood Jardines del Pedregal
subject linked to: western Mexico City
linked to: Jardines del Pedregal de San Ángel