Collaboration with Ana Gabriela Contreras

Karla Alejandra Morales

Architectural Entrepreneurship and Management

Frisly Moises Colop

Genaro Rosales

Jocelyn Reyes

Pirita

Located 7km from the ce nter of the magical town of Te quisquiapan, La Trin idad is a community ma inly ded icated to min ing, where archaeological re mains have re cently been discovered. The loca l gove rnment has decided to build a site museum. However, in order to ensure the economic and re creational success of the proje ct, and conside ring the current disconnect wit h the site, it was chose n to propose a com plex that is much more focused on ar t, ex periences, and exclusive encounters that ca n guarantee economic sustainability.

The approach consi sts of framing and elevating Me xican ar t in it s va rious forms and presentations, which would fur ther solid ify the town’s sta tus as a ma gical town, cre ating a cultural hub wit h re ach th roughout the country and international re nown. Econom ic, environmental, and social ma nagement plans were developed to ensure a sus tainable proje ct in all its dimensions, whi le al so developing an avant-garde architectural complex.

Form Creation

Starting from the ex isting vegetation footprin t, adapted according to the current roadways, a zon ing plan was developed that re spected the program’s hie rarchy and the site. Working wit h volume s, hei ghts, openings, solid ele ments, and layers of vegetation, the goa l was to permeate the di fferent facade s of the project.

The design was base d on ang les and straight line s that re sonated with its concept, using lowimpact and low-maintenance materials that re sponded to the design approach, prov iding aesthetic and functional value.

“Amatista”, design composition

“Tres Rocas”, design composition

“Tres Rocas”, design composition

“Tres Rocas”, design composition

“Tres Rocas”, design composition

Bioclimatic strategies

Sustainability

The proje ct was developed wit h a sus tainable vi sion in te rms of economy, societ y, and ecology. In the ecological aspe ct, th is propo sal obtained a triple Edge ce rtification due to the strategies imple mented to mitigate imp acts in te rms of ene rgy wa ter usa ge, and ma terial selection.

A variety of met hods we re used , ra nging from trad itional approaches to innovative te chnologies, in orde r to achie ve eff icient and re latively simple solutions.

Structural Design

Within the executive development, the str uctural project was ela borated in deta il, allowing for a com prehensive understanding of the build ing’s behavior and the adjustme nt of special ele ments to simpl ify the construction of a see mingly complex building.

Below is a col lection of formal volumetric ex periments and exercises. The intention is to better under stand the plast ic relationship bet ween mas s and void as an ar tistic com position with greater cre ative freedom, upholding aes thetic and desi gn principles.

Collaboration with Rodolfo Unda

Composition Xiii

A cold , soli tary, and sober cavern, ye t st ill ba thed in li ght, even as it close s in and see ms on the ve rge of hid ing from the sun.

A glimmer of hope in the darkest moment.

Composition Xiv

A simple game of propor tions wit hin a th reedimensional grid Con trolled, del imited, pre disposed variations, ye t st ill al lowing enoug h freedom to appe ar random.

The hierarchy is ev ident in a straightforward exercise of heights and levels.

Composition Xv

Commissioned. An ab stract re presentation of the axes of the trad itional fam ily: com plicity, los s, fai th, and closeness.

Honest contrasts bet ween two gene rations, wood and cement, wit hout pre tending to be anything el se. A piece that spe aks about the ba lance and safety of home.