Opening a place above the city.
The intervention occupies an eleventh-floor terrace. Two enclosed volumes define a shared outdoor space, alternating sheltered and open areas for gathering. The project begins with an existing terrace and pergola.
Mexico City
Bioparque Terrace
Completed project
THE IDEA
An open space above the city.
Two volumes frame an open terrace on the eleventh floor. Glass preserves city views, while cement panels connect the intervention to the existing building. Interior and exterior alternate to create new ways of gathering.
- Project status
- Completed project. The archive documents the existing conditions, proposal and completed work through construction photographs.
- Role
- Design, drawings, visualization, site follow-up and supplier coordination.
- Credits
- Serrano Monjaraz Arquitectos. Project director: Juan Pablo Serrano. Participation by Francisco Serrano Hess.
THE SPACES / 04 VIEWS
A closer look at the details.
From the whole to the detail. Visualizations, photographs and drawings, with their sources identified in each image. Open an image to browse the gallery.
An envelope that connects.
Glass surfaces preserve the relationship with the views; cement panels seek continuity with the building. Facade, massing and joinery studies carry that intention from the overall composition to the service furniture.
Design and site follow-up.
The archive brings together existing conditions, the proposal, drawings, interior studies and photographs of the completed spaces. Work at Serrano Monjaraz Arquitectos included design, drawings, visualization, site follow-up and supplier coordination.
THE SKETCHBOOK / DRAWINGS AND PROCESS
What lies
behind the drawing.
Another way to understand a project: see how it was conceived. A selection of drawings from its original documentation.
Terrace · massing study
The pavilion and open space create two complementary ways of gathering above the city.
Original project documentationTHE ARCHIVE / 10 SHEETS
A look
inside.
Plans, studies and material from the original portfolios, brought together to explore this project in detail.
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