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The building façade is designed to match the formal landscape of heights and voids found in the zone’s historical architecture. The texture of the façade is a screen inspired by a reinterpretation of the traditional wrought iron railings of Polanco. The screen generates a series of rectangular niches that are randomly repeated within the orthogonal mesh. Each of these niches becomes a window, showcase or closed element, depending on the internal use. This system is only interrupted by the sheet of glass that frames the principal entrance, with a great triple-height vertical window. The screen was manufactured using molds, and employs berglass in its construction. It represents a close collaboration between traditional local skills and sophisticated technology.