Casa Gilardi (1976)*

Artist/Designer: Luis Barragán

Project Location: Mexico

Figure 1: Luis Barragan, Casa Gilardi. Source: Armando Salas Portugal/Barragan Foundation, Switzerland. Digital Image. ( Source )

Figure 2: Luis Barragan, Casa Gilardi. Source: Armando Salas Portugal/Barragan Foundation, Switzerland. Digital Image. ( Source )

Figure 3: Luis Barragan, Casa Gilardi. Source: Armando Salas Portugal/Barragan Foundation, Switzerland. Digital Image. ( Source )

Style/Period(s):
Contemporary

Primary Material(s):
Plaster, Brick, Paint

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

http://en.wikiarquitectura.com/index.php/Gilardi_House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBrBQBG3e6k

http://www.mimoa.eu/projects/Mexico/Mexico%20City/Casa%20Gilardi

http://designmuseum.org/design/luis-barragan

Significant Date(s):
20th Century

Additional Information:
Texts/Publications in Print

Barragán, Luis, and Yukio Futagawa. Luis Barragán. Global Architecture / Residential Masterpieces. Tokyo: A.D.A. Ed, 2009.

Barragán, Luis, and Kim Zwarts. Luis Barragan: Temas & Variaciones. México: Landucci Editores, 2002.

Buendía Júlbez, José María, Juan Palomar, Guillermo Eguiarte, and Sebastián Saldivar. Luis Barragan: 1902-1988. México: Reverté Mexicana, 1996.

Additional Information

Building Address

Av. Gral. Antonio León Loyola #82, San Miguel Chapultepec I Secc, 11860 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

Significant Dates

Construction began in 1975
Structure of home finished in 1976
Exterior elements (Fountan) finished in 1977

Tags

Mexican architecture, Mexico, Luis Barragan, Plaster, Brick, Paint, Stucco, Colorful, Contemporary, Latin America

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