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