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Ideas and thoughts on domestic space in Mexico City, 1925-1945 The decade of the thirties was not only a time of rupture and transformation of lifestyles, but it opened new horizons for the urban middle class, which reflected upon domestic spaces. Back then, the concept of livability in Mexican houses embraced multiple physical and psychological levels which in turn determined the meaning of spaces: natural light and ventilation, sunshine, cleanliness and exterior views. Houses were comfortable rather than luxurious, and domestic efficiency related directly to notions of comfort and privacy. The domestic realm adapted to and was modified by the influence of foreign models, advertising, urban growth and new neighborhoods. Technological novelties in science, construction and appliances which saved housewives time and money also contributed to this transformation, as did the prevalence of the functionalist architectural avant-garde. During this period, a sense of ‘home’ was further reinforced by the consolidation of the nuclear family, since the house was no longer shared with strangers. The household of the postrevolutionary middle class of the thirties was steeped in domesticity, the object of careful design and detailed construction. These were houses where families could

Habitar la casa en la Ciudad de México. 1925-1945. Ideas, reflexiones y testimonios.