José Luis Martínez Library
JOSÉ LUIS MARTÍNEZ LIBRARY
ARCHITECTS
Alejandro Sánchez García - Taller 6A
PHOTOGRAPHS
Jaime Navarro
AREA
600.0 m²
YEAR
2010
LOCATION
Mexico D.f., Mexico
CATEGORY
Library, Interiors Architecture
Text description provided by architect.
The building, personal library of Jose Luis Martinez, is a conceptual replica of the diplomat’s house and studio.
The project reveals itself sequentially on the basis of two halls and a double-height mezzanine floor. A glass tower serves as a staircase and as a translucent, exhibition space.
Both halls, connected at the perimeter and via both stairways, are lined in wood and bookshelves that run from floor to ceiling and generate a double reading in both vertical and horizontal directions.
The steel structure, mounted on the essence of the original construction by omitting the ceiling.
