Paisajes Paralelos: Casa Estudio Max Cetto

Arte Abierto presents in Paisajes Paralelos: Casa Estudio Max Cetto, a visit in the company of architect Julián Arroyo Cetto.

El Pedregal, a huge territory of harsh nature, splendid, but for thousands of years evaded, uninhabited and even devalued, was the scene of the flourishing of incredible gardens and notable projects of modern Mexican architecture. There, a migrant couple and their family became one of the first settlers of the Jardines del Pedregal lands at the end of the 1940s. In this fourth visit of Parallel Landscapes, we invite you to visit the Max Cetto Studio House , the first house in the Jardines del Pedregal de San Ángel subdivision, designed by the German architect Max Cetto, in which he projects a synthesis of modernity, tradition, daring, experience and experimentation with the natural environment.

In the last two decades, the house housed various inhabitants and even institutions seeking to adapt to its time. Currently, it is inhabited by its original family, who also seek its preservation, keeping alive the ideals and precepts of Max Cetto. In this tour led by Julián Arroyo Cetto, architect, grandson of Max Cetto and current inhabitant of the house, you will be able to learn not only the architectural aspects of this project, but also the daily and domestic life that has occurred and created in that house. house in the more than 70 years of its history.

Julián Arroyo Cetto (Cancún, 1981) Architect graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of UNAM and professor at the Universidad Iberoamericana. He has worked on various public and private projects, committed to the balanced integration of technical, artistic, economic and social aspects. He collaborated in the first projects of the Public Space Authority: “Plaza de la República” and “Madero Pedestrian Corridor.” He was Architectural Coordinator in the La Quebradora Water Park projects and renovation of the Monumento a la Madre Urban Park and the Art Garden. He collaborated with Nuño, Mac Gregor and de Buen in the design of the Bars and Restaurants Building of the León Fair. He has designed projects for SEDATU, among which the Shadow Garden and the Water Garden (Collaboration with ORU), Mirador Cultural Center, Main Plaza and Pisté Cultural Center, Sisbichén and Deportivo Plaza and Chelem Plaza stand out. Currently, he works in his own office and collaborates in the development of projects with both public and private institutions.

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