Calming interiors characterise a 1950s mid century modern house in Mexico City

HEMAA Arquitectura celebrates the mid century architecture of a family house – designed by Mexican architect Augusto H. Álvarez – with a respectful renovation, plus a new material palette of light oak and grey stuccoThis four bedroom house in Mexico City originally built in the 1950s has been returned to its mid century modern character, with a contemporary edge, by Mexico based HEMAA Arquitectura.

The architects conducted research into the history of the house, finding original documents that traced it back to the renowned Mexican architect Augusto H. Álvarez, who designed it in the 1950s. Modifications from previous renovations were stripped back to reveal the original open plan and lightweight structure. Álvarez’s base grid plan assembled the living spaces around four structural axes every four metres.

The original design can be understood best on the ground floor, where the wide open plan living and dining space is punctuated by slim structural pilotis, and features a wall of glazing opening up to the garden outside. Upstairs, the second level hosts the four bedrooms and the third level has an exterior terrace, and room designed for fitness and health.

HEMAA Arquitectura introduced a dramatic treatment of light and dark. The monolithic dark grey stucco façade at the front of the house, which offers privacy to the clients, is a huge contrast to the glazed façade to the rear of the house, which opens up the the garden to fuse indoor and outdoor living.

The journey into and through the house, brings inhabitants gradually from dark to light. In the entrance foyer, a sculptural chiro scuro effect is created through vertically striped openings in the front door. This space leads into the rest of the house where light oak wood interior architecture in the living spaces slowly neutralises the light, resulting in a calm and uplifting atmosphere. §

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