Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004 as one of the most influential and representative examples of modern Mexican architecture, the Luis Barragán House and Studio is the home the architect built for himself in 1948. He lived there until his death in 1988. Known locally as Casa Luis Barragán, it stands in Tacubaya, in the Miguel Hidalgo district in the west of Mexico City.
The house reflects Barragán's design style in the years after the Second World War. It keeps its original furniture and his personal objects, among them a mostly Mexican art collection spanning the 16th to the 20th century. The collection includes works by Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, Jesús Reyes Ferreira and Miguel Covarrubias, as well as Picasso.
Since 1994 the house has been a museum exhibiting Barragán's work. It is owned by the Fundación de Arquitectura Tapatía and the Government of the State of Jalisco, Barragán's home state. Visiting architects also use the house, and it particularly suits visitors interested in architecture.
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