Rozana Montiel | Estudio de Arquitectura

Common Unity

Common Unity
© Sandra Pereznieto

COMMON UNITY

Rozana Montiel | Estudio de Arquitectura

CATEGORY
Public Space, Renovation

LOCATION
Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico

YEAR
2016

AREA
5000

CLIENT
Infonavit

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Sergio López

BUDGET
3000 mxn/m²

COLLABORATORS
Cecilia Brañas, Diana León, Valery Michalon, Luis Galán

MANUFACTURERS
Benito Urban, Cerámica Santa Julia, Comex

Text description provided by architect.

It is a rehabilitation project for the public space for the San Pablo Xalpa Housing Unit in Azcapotzalco.

The unit was divided by walls, fences and barriers that the inhabitants had built themselves over time and that did not allow a free use of the public space available.

Common Unity
© Sandra Pereznieto
Common Unity
© Sandra Pereznieto

The main objective was to transform a "sectored housing unit" into a "Common-Unity", designing with the community and not only for the community based on the implementation of different actions.

The strategy of the project was to work with the barriers created by the inhabitants: permeate them, democratise them and re-signify them to generate UNITY in the neighbourhood

Common Unity
© Sandra Pereznieto
Common Unity
© Sandra Pereznieto

Previously, the inhabitants of different sectors of the neighbourhood recurrently implemented temporary structures in the public area for events and meetings, thus extending their private area; working with them, we rescued the idea so that there would be areas of recreation and coexistence.

Modules that are more than just a roof were installed.

The modules facades are equipped for different activities (blackboards, climbing walls, handrails and nets) and a multipurpose room was built, this room is usually occupy by children as a library.

Common Unity
© Sandra Pereznieto
Common Unity
© Sandra Pereznieto

The recovered public space becomes an extension of each department.

The strategy proved that was effective: people came together to contribute to the redesign of their unit; and a change in the perception of the public space was achieved, the neighbors themselves requested the removal of fences.

Common Unity
© Sandra Pereznieto
Common Unity
© Sandra Pereznieto
Common Unity
© Sandra Pereznieto
Common Unity
© Sandra Pereznieto

The space itself spoke and the inhabitants of the unit made the decision to eliminate the barriers and take advantage of their outdoor spaces filling them with public and common life.


Common Unity
© Sandra Pereznieto
Common Unity
© Sandra Pereznieto
Common Unity
© Sandra Pereznieto


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4 Courtyards Plan
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Axonometric


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Section
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Interventions


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Site Plan
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Detail


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Sketch
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Detail


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Modules Facades


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Diagram

Rozana Montiel | Estudio de Arquitectura
Rozana Montiel | Estudio de Arquitectura
Roma Norte, Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico