Esrawe Studio

El Plaza Condesa

El Plaza Condesa
© Paúl Rivera

EL PLAZA CONDESA

Esrawe Studio, Muñohierro

ARCHITECTS
Esrawe Studio, Muñohierro

PROYECT COORDINATION
Joaquín Cevallos

PROYECT TEAM
Gerardo Ramírez, Omar Cortés, David Herrera, Ian Castillo, Didier López, Andrés García, Cynthia Cárdenas

ART CONCEPT
Antonio Muñohierro + Francisco Fernandez “El Taka”, Iván Krassoievitch, Ximena Labra.

ART PRODUCTION
Juan Camara, Mariana Fernandez, Polo Castellanos

SUPERVISION
Nancy Ocampo

PROYECT DIRECTION
Jorge Bracho

PROYECT LEADER
Nancy Ocampo

PHOTOGRAPHS
Paúl Rivera

LOCATION
Mexico City, Mexico

CATEGORY
Auditorium, Music Venue, Interior Design

A space conceived to dignify the musical expressions. This project has been executed together with OCESA, Mexico’s leading company in the entertainment industry.

El Plaza Condesa
© Paúl Rivera
El Plaza Condesa
© Paúl Rivera

Taking its inspiration from the time period that gave rise to the building, the 50’s, the transition from modernism to post-modernism, it reclaims the value of functionality and applies it to the present time. This project pays homage to music and the cultural expressions that surround it.

In this new purpose of the building, art and architecture project its own comprehensive language. The existing structure is a multipurpose event hall with 6 levels, a mezzanine and basement.

El Plaza Condesa
© Paúl Rivera
El Plaza Condesa
© Paúl Rivera

Presently the ground floor has a lobby area, bar, coat room, kitchen, storage rooms, restrooms, and a stage with its backstage dressing rooms and bathrooms. Followed by the house offices, more storage rooms and restrooms, and multiple halls.

The existing area measures 17,060 squared feet and can host up to 1,500 viewers. Our participation begins at the building’s outdoor lobby access, by creating.

El Plaza Condesa
© Paúl Rivera
El Plaza Condesa
© Paúl Rivera

 Three different volumes on the façade– from ticket sales, reception to elevators, and souvenir shop – directly into two corridors which lead to the building’s entrance.

The finishes chosen are what dress and articulate the interior of the project, setting a rhythm on the walls with wood wainscoting, which starts on the exterior and travels all the way through the concert hall..

El Plaza Condesa
© Paúl Rivera


El Plaza Condesa
Plan
El Plaza Condesa
Ground Floor


El Plaza Condesa
Section

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