Design House 2018
Pavilion
Mexico City
2018

Gardens have the ability of form, deform or open up a space giving it another dimension making it more abstract and profound. In this garden, the plants throughout the perimeter of the roof lead the eye towards the views along the horizon. The slowly developing stairs around a travertine wall supports a wooden pergola. To one side a body of water filled with rocks and philodendrons generates a threshold that transports the user from a bustling city into a paused and relaxed state.
The challenge and duty of architecture goes beyond the creation of contained structures. We can generate space by demolishing walls, perforating structures and using materials that are alive. We understand the fifth façade as an underused space that has to be rescued and occupied in order to introduce new habits to urban living. We imagine cities that, when viewed from above, are a maze of habitable gardens.




















Architecture
Elias Kalach
Teddy Nanes
Team
Carlos Barros (Herrería)
Nino Canun
Juan Sanchez (Jardinería)
Transformados de Madera
Art
ÑÚ
Olga Micha
Sponsors
Mármoles Arca
Artelinea
Bolighus
Dupuis
Esrawe
Photography
Alfonso de Béjar Traibel