Vrtical

Tlaxco Artisans Market

Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Rafael Gamo
Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Rafael Gamo

TLAXCO ARTISANS MARKET

Vrtical

ARCHITECTS
Vrtical

AUHORS 
Luis Beltrán del Río, Andrew Sosa

MANUFACTURERS
Metal y Madera

EQUIPO DE DISEÑO
Arelly Blas 

COLLABORATORS
Alejandro Solano, Dolores Galicia, Hector Rojas, Ana Lourdes Esquer, Ximena Rebollo , Arelly Blas

CONSTRUCTION 
César Rivera

COST 
$241,250 usd

AREA
500 m²

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
Tlaxco, Mexico

CATEGORY
Market

Text description provided by architect.

The project arises from the Municipal Urban Development Plan (PMDU) developed by our office, in which it was agreed in a participatory manner that the first project of the newly named Magic Town would have to be a trigger for local economies and the art of Tlaxco.

Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Enrique Márquez Abella
Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Enrique Márquez Abella

This has a decentralized management model, in which each of the commercial premises is for artisans from different towns of the municipality.

The market recovered the side walls and foundations of a disused building, and consists of two naves and a front corridor.

Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Rafael Gamo
Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Enrique Márquez Abella

The upper nave houses fourteen venues, the smaller nave has a space to give workshops to tourists and students, and each space is linked to a patio in case it is necessary to extend activities abroad.

The walker consists of a series of arches and a rectangular frame as a dialogue between a contemporary and vernacular language, the space serves as a meeting point.

Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Rafael Gamo
Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Enrique Márquez Abella

The construction system consists of load-bearing walls and open-beams based on laminated pine wood.

At the same time there are two domes in the long direction of the naves, these allow natural light, and this is later bounced in a parasols recharged in the diagonals of wooden frames, the idea is to have a natural and clear lighting throughout the entire market, besides presenting an iconic element that generated appropriation and pride to the inhabitants.

Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Rafael Gamo


Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Enrique Márquez Abella
Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Rafael Gamo
Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Rafael Gamo
Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Rafael Gamo
Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Enrique Márquez Abella
Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Enrique Márquez Abella
Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Rafael Gamo
Tlaxco Artisans Market


Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Rafael Gamo
Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Rafael Gamo
Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Enrique Márquez Abella
Tlaxco Artisans Market
© Enrique Márquez Abella
Tlaxco Artisans Market
Tlaxco Artisans Market


Tlaxco Artisans Market
Floor Plan
Tlaxco Artisans Market
Isometric


Tlaxco Artisans Market
Section
Tlaxco Artisans Market
Section


Tlaxco Artisans Market
Façade

Vrtical
T +52 55 59063312
Vrtical
Av. Coyoacán 1435, Coyoacán, 03100 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico