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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Predicate Object
instanceOf modernist urban project
residential development
architect Luis Barragán NERFINISHED
country Mexico
designer Luis Barragán NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Mathias Goeritz NERFINISHED
Max Cetto NERFINISHED
hasNotableBuilding Casa Cetto NERFINISHED
Casa Pedregal NERFINISHED
Casa Prieto López NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Mexican landscape traditions
functionalism in architecture
locatedIn Mexico City
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Coyoacán NERFINISHED
Álvaro Obregón NERFINISHED
locatedInMetropolitanArea Valley of Mexico NERFINISHED
locatedNear Ciudad Universitaria NERFINISHED
San Ángel NERFINISHED
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México NERFINISHED
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
sculpture space (Espacio Escultórico) view Jardines del Pedregal de San Ángel
subject surface form: Espacio Escultórico
this entity surface form: Pedregal de San Ángel ecological reserve
Pedregal de San Ángel lava field hasProtectedArea Jardines del Pedregal de San Ángel
this entity surface form: Ecological Reserve of Pedregal de San Ángel