Luis Barragán House and Studio World Heritage Site

Official name

Luis Barragán House and Studio | UNESCO

Country

Mexico | Map

Continent

North America

Location

Mexico City
19.4111° Lat, -99.1923° Lon | Map

Code

1136

Time Zone

America/Mexico_City (CST, -0600)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2004. Built in 1948, the House and Studio of architect Luis Barragán in the suburbs of Mexico City represents an outstanding example of the architect’s creative work in the post-Second World War period. The concrete building, totalling 1,161 m2, consists of a ground floor and two upper storeys, as well as a small private garden. Barragán’s work integrated modern and traditional artistic and vernacular currents and elements into a new synthesis, which has been greatly influential, especially in the contemporary design of gardens, plazas and landscapes.