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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. U-125 in Mexico City, Mexico by ARCHETONICJune 5th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: v2com As architects, ARCHETONIC are inspired to make the most of the pre-existing infrastructure of Mexico city. This led them to design U125, which recycles a house located in Lomas de Chapultepec and was originally built in the ’50s.  Image Courtesy © Yoshihiro Koitani
 Image Courtesy © Rafael Gamo They saw the potential of this building and had the vision to convert it into their firm’s headquarters. They preserved the house, giving it added value and a cutting-edge look. The house that originally contained 300 sq. m in 3 levels was intervened, transformed and extended. Today it hosts an office program with 604 sq. m in 4 levels plus a terrace.  Image Courtesy © Yoshihiro Koitani  Image Courtesy © Yoshihiro Koitani To consider the heritage value of the house was the guideline for their design process. They respected the proportions, openings, access and volume preserving its original essence, achieving harmony between the pre-existing space and their intervention.  Image Courtesy © Rafael Gamo  Image Courtesy © Yoshihiro Koitani Three metal-plate roofs refer to the proportions of the house below, and a metal mesh, tensioned between these roofs, give the building its discrete, clean and elegant look, while at night time, the lighting reveals its more complex characteristic—its history.  Image Courtesy © Yoshihiro Koitani  Image Courtesy © Rafael Gamo Inside, at every level, a selection of different pieces of art is concerned with the fact that ARCHTONIC want their workspace to exhibit the talent of several artists, especifically Mexican. In the first level and upper levels they created terraces for the coexistence and recreation of their team. These areas are used daily to eat, live and work in open spaces overlooking the city.  Image Courtesy © Rafael Gamo  Image Courtesy © Rafael Gamo  Image Courtesy © Rafael Gamo
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