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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Havre 77 ReUrbano in Colonia Juárez, Mexico City by Francisco Pardo Arquitecto + AmezcuaJanuary 8th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Francisco Pardo Arquitecto As its name — which reflects its exact address — would suggest, Havre 77 by Francisco Pardo Arquitecto in collaboration with architect Julio Amezcua is an urban re-densification and reactivation project that sinks its roots deeply into Mexico City’s urban fabric. Standing on the south side of the emblematic Paseo de la Reforma, the intervention is part of a wider regeneration program covering Colonia Juárez. Today a bustling central district, the area used to be one of the city’s most exclusive suburbs back in the early 1900’s, before it was hit by a revolutionary war and two destructive earthquakes in 1957 and 1985, which led to a rent freeze for over 50 years.  Image Courtesy © Diana Arnau
 Image Courtesy © Diana Arnau A Nineteenth Century house, once accommodating an upper middle class family, has been radically transformed into a mixed-use venue including offices, co-working spaces, and a French and a Japanese restaurant. Like the prosthesis of a human body, a new steel and concrete structure comprising two floors grips the top of the former brick building, while an additional branch lies at the back of it. While evoking different eras through different languages, the existing building and the new additions are naturally integrated and complete each other like two sides of the same coin.  Image Courtesy © Diana Arnau  Image Courtesy © Diana Arnau “This is not just a restoration, it’s an intervention”, says Francisco Pardo (founder at Francisco Pardo Arquitecto). “Our project aims to change the DNA of a neighborhood to respond to current social needs.”  Image Courtesy © Diana Arnau  Image Courtesy © Diana Arnau Instilling new life-blood into an abandoned lot, Havre 77 opens onto to the street and brings it in, through an interstitial plaza on the south side. In this way, the project enhances its intrinsic connection with the surroundings and contributes to healing the neighborhood’s fractured urban texture.  Image Courtesy © Diana Arnau  Image Courtesy © Diana Arnau Part of a synergic system, the project is located just a few steps away from other architectural interventions by Francisco Pardo Arquitecto, such as Havre 69 — another house converted in a mixed-use building, and Milàn 44 — a contemporary market. Marking a new chapter in the urban history of Colonia Juárez, the project stands out for its humanitarian approach and puts the spotlight on the collective potentialities of neglected lots in the beating heart of Mexico City.  Image Courtesy © Diana Arnau  Image Courtesy © Diana Arnau About Architect FRANCISCO PARDO. Architect with a Master’s Degree in architecture from Columbia University in New York. He was awarded with the young creators scholarship in 2001 and is a member of the Mexican National Creators System since 2010 by the Arts and Culture Ministry. In 2016, he founded Francisco Pardo Arquitecto practice in Mexico City. Formerly, in 2000, he founded with Julio Amezcua AT103, an architectural firm where they developed projects on different scales and received several awards. In 2008, the Ave Fenix Fire station earned them a silver medal in the Mexican Architecture Biennial and the first place in the Best Institutional Building category at the International Design Festival. In 2009, Pardo was awarded the title, “Emerging Voices” by the Architectural League of New York, the most important recognition for emerging firms that distinguishes new practices in North America. In two consecutive occasions, Pardo received the silver medal for “best housing building” at the Mexican Architecture Biennale and also won the Grand Jury Prize at the Pan American Biennial of Quito, Ecuador. In 2011, he won the 1st prize in the competition by invitation for the renovation of “Palacio de Lecumberri” a former prison that currently hosts the General Archive of the Nation. Pardo also received the 1st Price in Milan’s 2014 ArchMarathon for Havre 69.  Image Courtesy © Diana Arnau  Image Courtesy © Diana Arnau His practice was named by London’s Wallpaper magazine as one of the World’s 50 hottest young architect practices and ranked by Icon magazine of London as one of the 50 design and architecture firms that are shaping the future. His work has been published and exhibited internationally; he has lectured at many institutions in countries such as China, Spain, USA, Italy, Germany, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico – among others.  Image Courtesy © Diana Arnau  Image Courtesy © Diana Arnau  Francisco Pardo, Image Courtesy © Ana Hop  Image Courtesy © Francisco Pardo Arquitecto  Image Courtesy © Francisco Pardo Arquitecto  Image Courtesy © Francisco Pardo Arquitecto  Image Courtesy © Francisco Pardo Arquitecto  Image Courtesy © Francisco Pardo Arquitecto  Image Courtesy © Francisco Pardo Arquitecto  Image Courtesy © Francisco Pardo Arquitecto  Image Courtesy © Francisco Pardo Arquitecto  Image Courtesy © Francisco Pardo Arquitecto
Tags: Colonia Juarez, Mexico City Categories: Adobe, Autocad, House, Residential, Rhinoceros |
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