Las Arboledas
Las Arboledas was conceived as more than a collection of private plots. Barragán used long walls, water, trees, paths and spaces for horses to establish a shared landscape for the development.
Its most important elements sit between architecture and infrastructure. They organize movement, frame distant views and give collective identity to an otherwise dispersed suburban territory. The project shows Barragán treating public space as a sequence of simple but precisely placed interventions.
Color System
Bebedero Blue
At the Plaza del Bebedero, a blue wall terminates a long perspective view
Limewash White
A monumental white plane stands against the blue wall and open sky
Reflecting Water
A narrow trough repeats both the blue wall and the white plane
Earth Ochre
The bare ground reads as a third, horizontal plane in the composition
Volcanic Gray
Stone paving along the walkways grounds the blue and white planes
Garden Green
Rows of trees frame the long walls and shift the development through the seasons