a practical house in terms of size, comfortable in layout, and centrally
located within the coveted historical, cultural, and touristic area of
coyoacán. but with one exception from that loud and vibrant coyoacan:
the silence and tranquility that envelops this street and home are insane.
and if that weren′t enough, the house was completely renovated and
restored in 2018, including both the plumbing, electrical installations, and
its aesthetics.
looking into its aesthetics, it′s worth mentioning the personality that
defines this home. there are languages that subtly dance within its
walls:
the artists involved in its construction include the italian sculptor daniele
crepaldi (door to the living room), whose canvases, through oxides and
tar, integrate time and its erosion ("chronomatter").
the visual artist joel rendón (vertical mural in the patio) glimpses a
jaguar hidden in the jungle (a vertical garden designed with that
intention), stalking and threatening. this mural is inspired by the red
jaguar inside the chichén itzá pyramid. the ceramic covering it was
fired at the experimental ceramics workshop in coyoacán.
the costumes hanging in the studio are from the state of guerrero and
allude to the dance of the tecuanes (tecuans) as they attempt to hunt the
jaguar ("tecuani" in nahuatl) in a play of contrasts between the two
patios (the front and the back, where the jaguar hides, thus hunting each
other), which interconnect and interpellate through daniele crepaldi′s
ephemeral portal (door).
on the other hand, in the jaguar patio, we have "symphony," an iron
"anti-table" by set designer, dancer, and visual artist maría de los
ángeles gonzález rangel. it is an immovable witness within an elusive
object. an intimate retreat for gatherings and the spirit that summons
them.
finally, we have kukulkán or quetzalcoatl, accompanying the
inhabitants and visitors as they ascend and descend the staircase. the
design is by the aforementioned joel rendón, and the glass-ceramic
work was done by the french artist helena hospital. the blue glass
skylight that covers the space enigmatically envelops the inhabitants′
transits.
the entire artistic decoration itself—the lapis lazuli blue of the stairs, the
cinnabar or cochineal red that surrounds the house, and the tezontle
volcanic stones that cement the home—is a tribute that fuses and makes
cultural allusions to native mexico and its core cultures: teotihuacán,
oaxaca, and chichen itzá.
the finest detail is, without a doubt, the courtyard′s geometries that play
with the sun. at certain times of the year, the feathered serpent
(kukulkán or quetzalcóatl) descends upon casa jaguar, amidst
shadows and lights. a spectacle designed in every corner.
speaking in terms of the aforementioned functionality and practicality,
the house, being renovated and practically new (2018) in finishes, is
ready to be moved in immediately. it features a full kitchen with an
island, a wine cellar, a studio-workshop, an automatic gate, security
cameras, an intercom in different parts of the house, three bedrooms
each with their own full bathroom, a guest half bathroom, a utility room, a
laundry area, a roof with enormous potential to create a spectacular roof
garden, and, as icing on the cake, the original and unique divine tezontle
patio dressed with its jungle wall and pond that harmonize with the
silence of the area.
don′t miss the opportunity to live in a model of a house without
complications and an authentic art installation in the quietest area of the
emblematic coyoacán.
