M Residences

In the heart of the historical neighbourhood of Coyoacán in Mexico City, Artigas Architects' project consists of the restoration of two Spanish colonial houses protected by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).

Built one beside the other on independent lots, the houses share views onto an interior garden — a quiet, shaded centre the lighting is composed around. We treat each house on its own terms while letting the two read as a single, connected experience after dark, so the renovated identity carries across the property line.

The proposal interweaves incandescent, LED and fluorescent technologies — each chosen for the surface it serves, balancing the warmth the heritage stone and timber ask for against the efficiency a contemporary home demands. The project is currently in progress, developed in step with the architectural restoration.