WK#32C: La leyenda: La Casa de Tubos

The Mexican architecture is related to the legend: The House of Tubes, a new family residence project, integrating it into an existing structure from the middle of the 1970’s; particular shapes with cylinders and volumes that made history in the southern part of the city of Monterrey.

What type of residence was this tube house?

• a farm

• a house

• a beach house

• a mountain cabin

• tree house

This property is located within the Guadalupe municipality, which is a part of the Metropolitan area of Monterrey, Mexico. Located in Cerro de la Silla, which is one of the most emblematic mountains in the city, and in Mexico. The location of the house was near?

• A lake

• A river

• A forest

• A beach

• Mountains

The original property is known as a cylinder-shaped buildings look, had not been finished since the beginning of the construction, in the mid-1970’s. The building is known amongst locals as “La Casa de los Tubos”. La Casa de los Tubos has captivated the city’s imagination, its unique design and the fact that it was never finished, allowed space for some urban legends.

This house is known as la casa de los tubos because

• because of the paintings of the house

• because of the shapes of the mountains around

• because of the house architecture with cylinder shapes construction

• because of the materials the builders use for the house

At some point in the 1970’s a rich family contracted to have the house built in order to create a home that their paralyzed daughter could move around in easily. It was filled with ramps that she could navigate rather than staircases.

Why the house was made with this particular architecture?

• Because the parents love

  the 70's architecture.

• To provide a safe environment for the daughter that was physically impaired.

• To make the house stand out from the rest

• To make the house easier to clean

This property is located within the Guadalupe municipality, which is a part of the Metropolitan area of Monterrey, Mexico. Located in Cerro de la Silla, which is one of the most emblematic mountains in the city, and in Mexico. The location of the house was near?

• A lake

• A river

• A forest

• A beach

• Mountains

At some point in the 1970’s a rich family contracted to have the house built in order to create a home that their paralyzed daughter could move around in easily. It was filled with ramps that she could navigate rather than staircases.

Why the house was made with this particular architecture?

• Because the parents love

  the 70's architecture.

• To provide a safe environment for the daughter that was physically impaired.

• To make the house stand out from the rest

• To make the house easier to clean

Which of the following can be a true statement

• The family that built this house like to have a lot of luxuries.

• This house was built with the intention of providing a comfortable lifestyle for their daughter.

• This house was built with the intention of providing a comfortable lifestyle for visitors

• The family who owns this house enjoys the finer things in life.

Apparently, during the construction of this house the workers experienced with many strange and super natural things, such as, issues with missing tools and other unexplained experiences which led to many them refusing to come to work.

A good summary for this section can be?

• The house was abandoned because the workers complained.

• The job building this house was not easy and the workers were not getting paid

• The workers were scared away because the house was hunted

• The project was cancelled because the owners had no money.

One day while under minimal staffing a yell was heard and a worker – fell or was pushed – out of a window to his death. There was no evidence of how this happened. What can be a good explanation? Select 2 answers

• The worker fell as sleep while using a long stair

• The worker wanted to kill himself.

• The worker was pushed by a mysterious force.

• The worker was pushed by a someone in the house.

On a visit to the home after the death of the workers the daughter was using the ramps, suddenly she flung out of the same window and fell to her death.

What can be a good explanation?

• The house was truly hunted by evil spirits that killed the workers and the girl

• The house was cursed by a witch who caused the workers and the girl to die.

• The house was struck by a powerful lightning bolt that killed the workers and the girl.

• The house was invaded by a gang of robbers who killed the workers and the girl.