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# SMA5697, CASA LEGORRETA
For Sale. USD $ 6,995,000

Aldama 45 y 47, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Centro, 37700

The historic UNESCO World Heritage village of San Miguel de Allende hosts only one Starchitect-designed residence in the entire city, and this is it—Casa Legorreta, named after the late internationally-renowned Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta, the first Latin AIA Gold Medal winner. On the market for the first time ever, the owners worked directly with Legorreta on the design of this home, completing it on a double lot in 2005. Architectural aficionados know that owning a Legorreta home is like owning a Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, or Philip Johnson—they are rare architectural jewels that seldom reach the market. In fact, at time of this editorial, the only other Legorreta on the market globally is Hollywood producer Joel Silver’s Brentwood 25,000 S.F. Legorreta estate priced at $49MM USD. Legorreta’s first U.S. commission in 1985 was the L.A. home for actor Ricardo Montalbán that sold in 2012 for $38MM. Casa Legorreta boasts the expected design imprint and indigenous craftsmanship familiar to Legorreta’s style, all delicately balanced between austerity and generosity: striated colonnade walls carved from solid and void, casting striking shadow-and-light patterns; water stairs creating gentle waterscaping white sound throughout the home; the use of wall as sculpture; warm textures and colors with natural materials like terracotta, wood and split-face stone; and the counterbalance of concrete spheres around the grounds. Casa Legorreta’s courtyard and gardens clearly reflect the Latin American tendency to safeguard private space—all outdoor spaces are completely private from neighboring residences. Upon entering, visitors are drawn through a temazcal-like foyer, drawn by the broken light of the colonnade at the far end, before entering


General Information:
Neighborhood :  Centro
Bedrooms :  3
Bathrooms :  4
Half Baths :  2
Floors :  2
Parking :  Off Street
Pool :  Yes
With Casita :  No
View :  Yes
Yard :  Yes
Furnished :  Yes
Gated Comm :  No
Lot m² :  1477.00
Construction m² :  742.00
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