An existing house from the seventies that tried to follow the original style in Polanco of the “colonial style residences” originally designed in 1937, without success achieving a structure with little architectural and cultural value.
A challenging space in terms of its dimensions, rugged spaces and construction systems, this project was born that was conceptually planned in a 3-year process. It conceives a comprehensive project with 4 different programs: a store, a cafe, a restaurant and a green roof .
A cycling shop locates the main construction on the ground floor. The premise is to eliminate the “store” feeling and turn it into an extension of a home and everyday lifestyle.
Under a collaborative and multidisciplinary process, a renovation was proposed, maintaining that architectural value that reflects the history and shadow of the past.
The proposal consists of very honest, clean and subtle finishes. The integration of simple language carpentry, but with robust and authentic workmanship, highlighting the construction systems and their manufacturing processes.
During the tour through the space, the local materials speak of Mexico, its culture and labor, maintaining a global congruence. The user and the product are the protagonists of a very friendly and welcoming experience, which invites them to stay for many hours, appropriating the space in different ways in the collective points that are proposed to be with oneself or interact.
Art interventions in mosaics and dyed looms are present in the main finishes, they are handmade with natural dyes and pigments. They propose a narrative of cycling, the city and the landscape interwoven into the culture of our country.
On one side of the house, in a little-used open space that surrounds the construction, a large pergola was designed that houses Auna café, an open space where the wooden structure and vegetation are the protagonists. The pergola respectfully embraces the existing construction and communicates with the interior of the store in a subtle way creating a connection and unified language to enrich the experience.
