Andrés Stebelski Arquitecto

Ediciones Tecolote

EDICIONES TECOLOTE

Andrés Stebelski Arquitecto

Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque

ARCHITECTS
Andrés Stebelski Arquitecto

MANUFACTURERS
Zkava, Top Enterprise, Comex

CONSTRUCTION
Lucio Núñez

PHOTOGRAPHS
Onnis Luque

AREA
175.0 m²

YEAR
2010

LOCATION
Mexico City, Mexico

CATEGORY
Offices, Refurbishment, Offices Interiors

Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque
Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque
Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque

Text description provided by architect.

Situated in a protected historical area of the ancient settlement of Tacubaya, this building is the head office of Ediciones Tecolote, a publishing house specializing in children’s story and art books.

During the restoration, all the ceilings, floors and features that had been added through the years were demolished, retaining only the original walls.

Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque
Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque

The rooms were adapted to the needs of the publishing house, respecting the existing walls as much as possible.

Using traditional building techniques, the ceilings were reconstructed with wooden beams and boards and the hollow wooden floors were also reconstructed in such a way as to utilize the space beneath for storage.

Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque
Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque
Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque

In order to create more light in the originally dark interiors, new aerial light openings were included.

A nostalgic feature was added when the walls were scraped down to reveal patches of the original painting.

The house is built round an internal patio where a Jacaranda tree was planted to give life and provide shade to the entire building.

Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque
Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque

In the middle of one of the old rooms, without disturbing the original structure, there is an elevator shaft leading to the top of the roof. Here, the roof becomes a terrace where a pergola provides shade to an outdoor dining area.

The exterior walls were repaired, retaining the number of windows, surrounds and decorative features found in the typical houses of the period. Its simplicity and sobriety add harmony to the national heritage environment of the neighborhood.


Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque
Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque
Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque


Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque
Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque
Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque
Ediciones Tecolote
© Onnis Luque


Ediciones Tecolote
Floor Plan
Ediciones Tecolote
Floor Plan
Ediciones Tecolote
Elevations

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