PEDRE embodies the harmonious assembly of modernist architecture, which folds together functional structures, solid constructions, optimal materials, interiors that become exteriors, custom-made furniture, and landscape panoramic views that dialogue with the territory. Located in the vicinity of the Pedregal de San Ángel Ecological Reserve, the project not only recognizes the environmental value of the area by integrating itself into the already developed periphery that surrounds it but also compliments the modernist architecture of the National Autonomous University of Mexico central campus and the industrial past of the San Ángel and Loreto neighborhoods.
Editor’s Note: “Located in Mexico, the modernist architecture of this residential complex ‘PEDRE’ balances ecology with the surrounding context. Built across 14 floors, it showcases diverse housing typologies while preserving ample open spaces and recreation areas. The material palette honors local heritage through regional stone and endemic vegetation while glass, concrete, and aluminum contribute to elegance.” ~ Anusha Sridhar
PEDRE Embodies The Harmonious Assembly Of Modernist Architecture | JSA & mta+v
The architectural project weaves a balance between densities; a positive balance between built and permeable areas. Thirty percent of the free area corresponds to open spaces, circulations, lobby, and recreation areas. The average density of the building is consistent with the respectful vision of the surrounding environment. Additionally, with the history of El Pedregal, as well as the industrial, artistic, and cultural heritage of the area.
The diversity of housing is extremely relevant, both for the solution of interior spaces and the rhythm, proportion, and scale. Spread over 14 floors, 112 apartments—of 18 different typologies from 90 to 300 m2 on average—constitute the main structure of the building. Moreover, the radial core is the backbone of the space, giving way to three bodies with different organic projections that unfold and approach the city.
Finishes and materials in exposed concrete, aluminum, and glass merge architecture with structural engineering. However, it turns minimums into maximums, favoring sober, discreet, and elegant construction with a careful proportion between openings and solids. In response to the physical and natural context, the project exalts the region’s natural deposits with a stone basement and endemic vegetation. Access points, sidewalks, bays, lobbies, and public spaces belong to the public construction of the collective memory of the region.
The morphology, folds, insets, columns, balconies, undulations, and symbiosis between verticals and curves bet on an emblematic building with meanings and signifiers beyond what is built. Architecture for the place is specifically designed as a response to the origin and evolution of a fertile territory. However, it is for the growth of PEDRE as an urban complex on a social scale.
Fact File
Designed by: JSA & mta+v
Project Type: Residential Architecture Design
Project Name: PEDRE
Location: Mexico City
Year built: 2022
Duration of project: 3 Years
Project Size: 505,904 Sq.ft
Principal Designer: JSa: Javier Sánchez, Benedikt Fahlbusch / mta+v: Miguel de la Torre
Team Design Credits (for Particular Project): Contractor: Factor Eficiencia, Landscape: Devas Paisaje, Woodwork: Dimadmx, Furniture:EWE & EsraweStructure , Engineering: Estructura Héctor Margain, Engineerings: Elix, Lighting: MartínLealPhotographer: Rafael Gamo
Photograph Courtesy: Rafael Gamo
Products / Materials / Vendors: Construction Materials – CEMEX / Windows – VensterConsultants for the Project: Contractor – Factor Eficiencia / Landscape – Devas Paisaje / Woodwork – Dimadmx / Furniture – EWE & EsraweStructure / Engineering – Estructura Héctor Margain / Engineerings – Elix / Lighting – MartínLeal / Photographer – Rafael Gamo
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