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FRENTE

ARCHITECTS
Frente Arquitectura

PHOTOGRAPHS
Paul Czitrom , Onnis Luque, Juan Pablo Maza

YEAR
2009

LOCATION
Mexico City, Mexico

CATEGORY
Apartments

Text description provided by architect.

The Main Feature of this low-income apartment building, located in a corner of a popular neighborhood of Mexico City, is giving its inhabitants a sense of security from its hostile environment.

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A Waving Surface is created by placing red bricks in an un-typical manner, taking advantage of Mexico’s low cost labor.

The orthogonal concrete grid emphasizes the subtle movement of the surface projecting irregular shadows over the walls.

The L-formed Scheme of the plan solves the need of giving each one of the 29 apartments a view towards the street while creating an internal courtyard where all the entrances are arranged.

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Flkoor plan
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Section 01
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Section 02