Studio Rick Joy Infuses Greenery Into A Concrete Residence In Mexico City
- Architect
- Studio Rick Joy
- Place
- Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico
- Year
- 2019
- Type
- Apartments
Tennyson 205 by Studio Rick Joy in Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico. A five-storey apartment building uses planted light wells to make an inward urban site feel more open.
Research notes
A five-storey apartment building uses planted light wells to make an inward urban site feel more open.
Daylight within a constrained block
Tennyson 205 is surrounded by neighboring buildings on three sides in Polanco. Studio Rick Joy arranged three planted light wells within the block so that the lower floors have an outdoor connection as well as the street-facing facade. This is an apartment building, rather than a single detached house.
A vertical sequence of outdoor spaces
Compare the light wells, covered patios and upper terrace instead of reading the exterior as one uninterrupted mass. These spaces introduce different degrees of shelter and openness across the levels. Surface textures also change with the direction of light, making close interior photographs a useful companion to the wider street views.
What the sources do not establish
- The project accounts do not establish a complete construction specification or independently measured environmental performance.
Sources & evidence
- IGNANT — original project account and architect commentary
Published account of Tennyson 205, including its plan, setting and relationship to outdoor space. Published use: apartments.
- Project date evidence
Architect's project schedule gives Mexico City and completion 2019.
Research checked 2026-11-02 · Editorial policy & corrections
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