Colorines House

I believe that this project handles two singularities. One of them is the spatial dimension, on which many arguments can be made.

The photographs that accompany this document can give a good idea of the spatial atmosphere of the project.

To better understand the Casa Estudio Colorines project, one has to know something about the territory in which it is established.

Located in the city of Puebla, Mexico, there is a housing complex project that began in 1958 under the name of the Jardines de San Manuel subdivision.

At the time, the subdivision promised a new way of living, as the most recent subdivisions in the city still do.

However, the promises were not entirely true and today San Manuel is a strategically located territory but with a precarious urban image, to the extent of having areas perceived as inhospitable and hostile in the collective imagination.

The message speaks of equity in the territory, of rebuilding the city but also of a way of thinking, of not blurring the territory to forget it, but of eliminating stigma and replacing it with inclusion and equality.

Architecture can work as an agent of change if inhabitants and architects create an alliance where listening and collaboration are the vehicle to rebuild our cities.

This vision evidently stems from sustainability and aspires to an integrated, equitable and resilient society.