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PPAA Monterrey 55

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Outdoor spaces were an important feature for PPAA to include. Terraces were constructed on the roof of both the three-story 1925 home and the eight-story apartment tower.
Outdoor spaces were an important feature for PPAA to include. Terraces were constructed on the roof of both the three-story 1925 home and the eight-story apartment tower.
PPAA designed the building's apartments with the modern city dweller in mind.
PPAA designed the building's apartments with the modern city dweller in mind.
The interiors of the historic home were completely restored and updated with a modern white color scheme.
The interiors of the historic home were completely restored and updated with a modern white color scheme.
The eight-story apartment tower's glass and concrete facade lets in copious natural light.
The eight-story apartment tower's glass and concrete facade lets in copious natural light.
The stairway at 55 Monterrey winds around a central skylight. Restored woodwork and an all-white color scheme add a modern touch to the restoration.
The stairway at 55 Monterrey winds around a central skylight. Restored woodwork and an all-white color scheme add a modern touch to the restoration.
The interior staircase of the original 1925 townhouse was restored to serve as an entrance to all the apartments in the complex.
The interior staircase of the original 1925 townhouse was restored to serve as an entrance to all the apartments in the complex.
At 55 Monterrey, historic details like the bay window seen here are rolled into a space that feels very modern.
At 55 Monterrey, historic details like the bay window seen here are rolled into a space that feels very modern.
When Pablo Pérez Palacios’ Mexico City–based architecture firm PPAA was tasked with building an apartment tower to meet La Colonia Roma's need for additional housing, he faced a problem familiar to developers in historic neighborhoods everywhere. The site was occupied by a dilapidated home that dates to 1925, and local laws required that the facade and part of the structure be maintained. PPAA’s innovative approach was to cut the original three-story home in half, preserving enough of the building to front the street and hold two apartments replete with classic Victorian details like high ceilings and restored millwork. In the back of the lot, they designed a sleek eight-story apartment tower that would hold an additional nine apartments, for a total of 11 units. Not bad for a site that was previously an uninhabited single-family house.
When Pablo Pérez Palacios’ Mexico City–based architecture firm PPAA was tasked with building an apartment tower to meet La Colonia Roma's need for additional housing, he faced a problem familiar to developers in historic neighborhoods everywhere. The site was occupied by a dilapidated home that dates to 1925, and local laws required that the facade and part of the structure be maintained. PPAA’s innovative approach was to cut the original three-story home in half, preserving enough of the building to front the street and hold two apartments replete with classic Victorian details like high ceilings and restored millwork. In the back of the lot, they designed a sleek eight-story apartment tower that would hold an additional nine apartments, for a total of 11 units. Not bad for a site that was previously an uninhabited single-family house.
A contemporary apartment tower rises behind the restored townhouse at 55 Monterrey Avenue in Mexico City's Colonia Roma neighborhood.
A contemporary apartment tower rises behind the restored townhouse at 55 Monterrey Avenue in Mexico City's Colonia Roma neighborhood.