Casa Barragán moves through five of Luis Barragán's house designs in lavish detail, tracing the tension between his hacienda-inflected Mexican tradition and the bold chromatic language that made his domestic architecture so singular.
About This Book
Barragán's houses resist easy categorisation. They carry the memory of a Mexican hacienda childhood — thick walls, shaded courtyards, the particular weight of vernacular space — yet are transformed by an insistence on colour that feels anything but nostalgic. This volume documents five of his residential projects through extensive interior and exterior photography, each image accompanied by concise descriptive text that keeps the visual experience primary. Yutaka Saito's extended essay situates the work within its architectural and cultural context, making this an essential reference for anyone serious about twentieth-century Mexican architecture, the phenomenology of domestic space, or the intersections of modernism and tradition.
Key Features
- 396 pages of lavish interior and exterior photography across five house designs, with accessible short descriptions accompanying each image
- Extended essay by Yutaka Saito
- Published by TOTO Publishing
What You'll Discover
- How Barragán's childhood in a Mexican hacienda shaped the spatial logic of his houses — and where that influence was deliberately subverted
- The role of colour not as decoration but as architectural material: bold, structural, emotionally charged
- The coexistence of glamour and simplicity in a body of domestic work that refuses to resolve into a single reading
- How five specific houses embody the broader tension between modernist ambition and deep respect for regional tradition
About the Author
Yutaka Saito contributes an extended essay to this volume situating Barragán's residential work within its architectural and cultural context. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 396
- Dimensions: 19 x 2.1 x 25.7 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9784887062115
- Publisher: TOTO Publishing
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and designers drawn to the intersection of modernism and vernacular tradition, scholars of twentieth-century Mexican architecture, and collectors of monographic house studies.