Luis Barragán House and Studio
| Luis Barragán House | |
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| Casa Luis Barragán | |
The staircase in the reading room, one of the best known details of the house
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| General information | |
| Location | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19°24′39″N 99°11′32″W / 19.41083°N 99.19222°WCoordinates: 19°24′39″N 99°11′32″W / 19.41083°N 99.19222°W |
| Completed | 1947 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Luis Barragán |
| Official name | Luis Barragán House and Studio |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii |
| Designated | 2004 (28th session) |
| Reference no. | 1136 |
| State Party | Mexico |
| Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Luis Barragán House and Studio, also known as Casa Luis Barragán, is the former residence of architect Luis Barragán in Miguel Hidalgo district, Mexico City. It is owned by the Fundación de Arquitectura Tapatía and the Government of the State of Jalisco. It is now a museum exhibiting Barragán's work and is also used by visiting architects. It retains the original furniture and Barragán’s personal objects. These include a mostly Mexican art collection spanning the 16th to 20th century, with works by Picasso, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, Jesús Reyes Ferreira and Miguel Covarrubias.
Located in the west of Mexico City, the residence was built in 1948 after the Second World War. It reflects Barragán's design style during this period and remained his residence until his death in 1988. In 1994 it was converted into a museum, run by Barragán’s home state of Jalisco and the Arquitectura Tapatía Luis Barragán Foundation, with tours available only by appointment. In 2004, it was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO because it is one of the most influential and representative examples of modern Mexican architecture.
The area of the house was originally just outside the historic town of Tacubaya. The house was built on property that Barragán probably purchased in 1939 as part of a larger development at a time when his career was shifting from real estate to architecture. He eventually sold the rest of the land, keeping that area for himself. The predecessor to the house is the “Ortega House,” which made use of a preexisting building. Barragán lived there from 1943 to 1947. The house was designed and built in 1947 for Luz Escandón de R. Valenzuela, but in 1948, Barragán decided to move into it himself, despite the fact that at the time he was developing the elite subdivision Jardines del Pedregal in the south of the city. Barragán lived there until his death in 1988, and during this time the house underwent many modifications, functioning as a kind of laboratory for his ideas.
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