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Sumit Singhal
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.

La Fontaine in Polanco, Mexico by Sobrado + Ugalde Arquitectos

 
October 4th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Sobrado + Ugalde Arquitectos

Located in one of the most sought-after areas of Mexico City we were given the task of designing a department of 216 m2 just delivered and newly remodeled. The first thing we did was to open large spaces of light and double heights, since the department was very dark, had wasted spaces, corridors and small rooms, leaving many wasted areas; these things are exactly what you should not have a department of this level and cost, so we took on the task of minimizing the circulations and provide the best experience of moving from one space to another.

Image Courtesy © Germán Cuellar

  • Architects: Sobrado + Ugalde Arquitectos ( Arq. Enrique Sobrado Haro, Arq. Carlos Ugalde Varela )
  • Project: La Fontaine
  • Location: Ciudad de México, Polanco, Mexico
  • Photography: Germán Cuellar
  • Contributors: Arq. Alfonso Sánchez Lucio,  Arq. Eric Rojas Pérez,  Arq. Ricardo Verduzco Márquez,  Arq. Brenda Martínez González,  Arq. Karina Mouriño Castro
  • Area: 157.00 m2
  • Construction: 252.43 m2
  • Year: 2015

Image Courtesy © Germán Cuellar

We start by opening the heart of the department, with the steel stairs, creating a double height windows opening to the hub lighting, we create a lobby with a lattice of solid teak; next to the cube of light, as a wooden block hazelnut brake service areas are housed; by this same hall you can access to a pair full bedrooms with bathroom and dressing room, being the master bedroom with greater importance and size as requested by the client generating a structural modification to the original project.

Image Courtesy © Germán Cuellar

Image Courtesy © Germán Cuellar

To maximize space the kitchen was located upstairs and downstairs by way of entrance hall we have the living room, benefiting to give an adequate size greater importance for visits by shifting the kitchen upstairs generate a space that is integrated with the terrace and the dining room is separated by a sliding cancel and connects the two spaces, at the back wall, we place a structure with plants and vines, a kind of green wall, with a fireplace and grill at both sides of the wall, generating a complete and comfortable social area.

Image Courtesy © Germán Cuellar

Image Courtesy © Germán Cuellar

By creating this space, we expanded almost 30m2 and give us space to generated a third TV room that connects to a terrace which was initially wasted. To move from the kitchen to the TV room, the double height crosses a bridge with a floor to ceiling bookcase equipped with indirect light, this bookcase is the protagonist of the path between these two areas.

Image Courtesy © Germán Cuellar

Image Courtesy © Germán Cuellar

This “turnkey” project gave us the opportunity to move our style and unique ideas, to the way of living spaces. Giving some special touches such as stainless steel accents and suspended fixtures that are reflected in the bucket double height. For the design process that the furniture and fixtures were supplied by a company MAPER our office was contemplated.

Image Courtesy © Germán Cuellar

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