Casa Luis Barragán

Luis Barragán built this house and studio for himself in 1948. The house is considered one of Barragán's masterpieces and one of the most important manifestations of his architectural ideas. The three-storey house and large internal garden covers a total of 1161 m2. Despite the scale of the property the internal spaces have an intense personal and monastic feel and a serenity and silence which is moving. The internal spaces are built as rooms within rooms, divided by a series of walls and screens which do not reach the ceiling. The movement through the spaces is controlled by changes in direction and open staircases which are highlighted by small moments of intense beauty as one is invited to pause and contemplate the beauty of coloured light falling onto a piece of art, a surprising change in the texture or colour of a wall or a mysterious glow from an unseen source, or an unknown and captivating view into the garden.