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Montes Pirineos, Ciudad de México | Architects: Imanol Legorreta Molina, Pablo Sepúlveda de Yturbe, Abel Blancas Moran

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House of the Swiss Embassy in Mexico City is a minimal residence located in Mexico City designed by Fruehauf, Henry & Viladoms and Blancasmoran. Referencing both the context of the neighboring structures along with the ecological typology, the architects created a retreat that would maintain the identity of the surrounding site, respecting the footprint of the existing home.

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FHV Architectes and Blancasmoran overhaul Swiss Ambassador's Residence in Mexico City

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FHV Architectes and Blancasmoran overhaul Swiss Ambassador's Residence in Mexico City

Black granite, terrazzo, and concrete all contrast the lush vegetation at this compound on Mexico City's elite Paseo de la Reforma, which houses the official residence of the Swiss Ambassador to Mexico.

The residence of the Swiss Ambassador in Mexico City was comprehensively renovated by Swiss studio Fruehauf, Henry & Viladoms (FHV) in collaboration with local architects Blancasmoran. Originally built in 1952, the property no longer met the functional, security, and seismic requirements of the residence.

The residence of the Swiss ambassador in Mexico City has thick concrete walls

Located in the upscale neighbourhood of Lomas de Chapultepec, the property is sited on a steep slope that leads down to a stream below.

The land is lush with vegetation, a feature that the team sought to highlight in its design.

A lush courtyard leads visitors to the house

From the busy street, the building is protected by a seven-metre-tall concrete wall. "A horizontal folding gives it an austere, intriguing and sophisticated presence," the architects said in a project description.

The compound is entered via a courtyard that leads to the house. Each of the rectangular volumes that make up the home is angled relative to the street, unlike the neighbouring buildings, which follow the city grid.

Terrazzo was used for the exterior and interior floor finishes, lending a sense of continuity between the courtyard, the residence, and the terraced garden beyond. This uniformity is enhanced by an abundance of vegetation in all spaces.

"The vegetation is lush," said the architects. "It is omnipresent on the path leading from the access courtyard through the house and to the garden below."

Terrazzo was used for the floor finishes

Within the home itself, service spaces are housed in monolithic black granite blocks that delineate and organise the main programme areas.

The ground floor contains a variety of communal areas, including a long dining table for hosting formal dinners.

Inside spaces are housed in monolithic black granite blocks

Both the dining room and living room feature operable glass walls that open to the back of the property, where a large staircase brings visitors down to the dense gardens below.

"A generous staircase provides a comfortable transition to the garden platform," said the architects. "A succession of cascading plateaus provides a smooth transition to the natural environment of the ravine."

"It is difficult to distinguish the boundary between interior and exterior, which is reduced to the large floor-to-ceiling windows that define the living spaces," the team added.

The upper level contains five bedrooms, which are similarly housed in black granite volumes. They receive natural light via full-height glass walls. In the interstices between the bedrooms, a variety of spaces such as a secondary living room and a kitchenette provide more flexibility to residents.

A large granite staircase inside the building

"Between the blocks are the common living areas where the visual relationship with the outside is continuous," the architects said.

The first floor slab and the roof project out significantly from the living spaces, creating deep overhangs that provide shade to the living areas.

Eucalyptus wood offsets granite elements

Interiors were finished with a palette that matches the restrained vocabulary of the exterior. Eucalyptus wood joins with the other materials to provide a touch of warmth in bedrooms and other private areas.

A similar minimalist aesthetic can be found in other Swiss diplomatic posts around the world. The country's embassy in Nairobi features pigmented concrete walls, while its consulate in Chicago has interiors that nod to 1960s.

The photography is by Rafael Gamo.

Project Credits:

Owner: FOCL - Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics Project manager: Cédric Pernet Authors: Fruehauf, Henry & Viladoms, Blancasmoran Project team: Claudius Fruehauf, Guillaume Henry, Carlos Viladoms, Andrea Ishii, Matthieu Friedli (FHV). Abel Blancas Moran, Ricardo Saab (Blancasmoran) Construction company: Impulsa Group (Eduardo Campos, Mario Valdivieso, Daniel Flores) Landscape Architect: Taller Entorno Arquitectura de Paisaje Engineers: BVG Group Lighting: Luz en arquitectura

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House AA315 / BERNARDI + PESCHARD & BLANCASMORAN

Photos © Rafael Gamo

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ON Headquarters by LSA Arquitectos and BLANCASMORAN

#Built Beauty

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Awsome staircase in House315 by BERNARDI + PESCHARD & BLANCASMORAN Architects.

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Project with a specific degree of privacy and containment enclosed in volumes

Project with a specific degree of privacy and containment enclosed in volumes

Architects: BERNARDI + PESCHARD, BLANCASMORAN Location: Mexico City, Mexico Year: 2017 Photo courtesy: Rafael Gamo Description:

“As per our agreement with the client, all the programme in Level 1 is open to the garden.

Only specific areas like the dining room , the family Room, the Kitchen that require a specific degree of privacy and containment are enclosed in volumes.

The rest of the program…

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House AA315 / BERNARDI + PESCHARD & BLANCASMORAN https://t.co/edwBa6iGCC

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— Paigestainless (@PaigeStainless) September 5, 2017

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