‘tabasco 127’ by JSª, col roma norte, del. cuauhtémoc, mexico image © rafael gamo all images courtesy JSª

 

 

 

‘tabasco 127’ is a 9-unit residential building designed by by mexican practice JSª in col roma norte in mexico. integrated into a 4-storey structure are seven duplex apartments with two levels and double height ceilings. two additional apartments ranging from 880 to 1,860 square feet extend their size by connecting to an open-air patio or roof garden. the street elevation projects the divisions between each dwelling by framing terraces with an extended concrete wall. the glazed facade of stackable doors allows the interior living spaces to blur into the outdoor area.

JSa: tabasco 127 lookout room is suspended above the vehicular entry image © rafael gamo

 

 

 

internally separated into two towers of program, five residences face the road and four overlook the rooftops of a developed urban block. wooden open-riser stairways and catwalks interconnect multiple stories and lofted floors. contrasting the wooden treads, steel wide flanges are used to form the structural elements for the bridges and vertical circulation. extending from the floor plates, the beams span the space and later become horizontal mullions to the floor-to-ceiling perimeter windows.

JSa: tabasco 127 lookout room image © rafael gamo

JSa: tabasco 127 front elevation image © rafael gamo

JSa: tabasco 127 (left) balcony (right) view through glass door perimeter wall images © rafael gamo

JSa: tabasco 127 double-storey living space image © rafael gamo

JSa: tabasco 127 perspective from top of the stairway image © rafael gamo

JSa: tabasco 127 (left) multi-storey unit (right) wooden catwalk suspends over the double-storey living space images © rafael gamo

JSa: tabasco 127 wooden stairway and catwalk connects three levels image © rafael gamo

JSa: tabasco 127 stair to roof garden image © rafael gamo

JSa: tabasco 127 access to roof garden image © rafael gamo

JSa: tabasco 127 illuminated at dusk image © rafael gamo

JSa: tabasco 127 floor plan / level 0

JSa: tabasco 127 floor plan / level +1

JSa: tabasco 127 floor plan / level +2

JSa: tabasco 127 floor plan / level +3

JSa: tabasco 127 section

 

 

 

project info:

 

location: tabasco 127, col roma norte, del. cuauhtémoc, méxico  df date of project: 2012 architecture: JSª – javier sánchez, juan ignacio reyes, juan manuel soler, lucia villers structural design: JSª – fernando valdivia, héctor margain hydro sanitary and electric installations: vga ingeniería real-estate development: JSª – javier sánchez, alvaro becker, santiago sánchez, fernando valdivia renders: JSª – gerardo fonseca model: JSª units: 9 apartments (5 exterior/4 interior) average surface: 1,315 sq ft total sellable surface: 11,810 sq ft total built surface: 14,210 sq ft activities undertaken: real estate development, architecture, construction and architectural direction photography: © rafael gamo