Architect Luis Barragán’s Cuadra San Cristóbal, a Modern Masterpiece, Offered at €10 Million

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – Christie’s International Real Estate announced that globally acclaimed Cuadra San Cristóbal, an equestrian estate located in Mexico City and executed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Luis Barragán in 1968, is on the market for €10 million.

Barragán’s work has been described as minimalist but the colors and textures of San Cristóbal are nothing less than sumptuous. In addition to the wall of brilliant pink are contrasting walls of deep purple, rust red, and stark white, all framed by a vibrant blue sky.

Barragán designed his homes as sanctuaries and showed great restraint in his use of large-scale windows, interspersing instead a generous number of skylights to allow the sun to wash over the home’s white walls and floors of polished stone and wood. The main house, with its four bedrooms plus two additional staff bedrooms, maximizes areas of quiet seclusion for the family while a picture window in the living room offers serene views of the fountain and plaza.

“This is a true modern masterpiece and a wonderful example of architecture as art,” said Rick Moeser, Senior Vice President of Christie’s International Real Estate. “The estate has been meticulously maintained and is ready for a new owner who craves world-class architecture. It’s one of the finest homes in Mexico.”

The seven-acre compound captures the atmosphere of a palazzo with its main house, stables with three-bedroom apartment, two-bedroom guesthouse, and two L-shaped swimming pools, one for residents and a larger one for the horses. A cascade of water, a Barragán signature, spills into the large pool creating the sound that Barragán described as “peace, joy, and restful sensuality.” The horses enter their pool through two rectangular openings in a long, rose pink wall that Barragán, himself a horse enthusiast, scaled to the animals’ large size. On the other side of the wall, hidden from the view from the main house, is the stable area and track.

#  #  #

About Christie’s International Real Estate
Christie’s International Real Estate is an invitation-only Affiliate network composed of the world’s most proven and qualified real estate specialists in the luxury residential sector. The company has offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Beverly Hills, Chicago, and Palm Beach, and more than 135 global Affiliates with 25,000 real estate professionals in 45 countries. For additional information about Christie’s International Real Estate, please visit www.christiesrealestate.com