MOS masterplans ‘housing laboratory’ in central mexico
MOS, the new york-based architecture firm led by michael meredith and hilary sample, has masterplanned a community of prototypical low-income dwellings that respond to mexico?s nine climatic zones. a total of 32 structures, including schemes by zeller & moye and dellekamp/schleich, are presented, with esrawe studio commissioned to design the furniture used throughout the interiors. in addition to masterplanning the community, MOS has also designed the exhibit?s linear welcome center.
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the presented structures ? designed by frida escobedo, tatiana bilbao, and rojkind arquitectos, among others ? form the ?laboratorio de vivienda?, an initiative that examines how to improve rural housing conditions in mexico. this ?housing laboratory?, backed by INFONAVIT (the mexican federal institute for worker?s housing) and CIDS (an innovation center for sustainable development), attracted a total of 84 proposals, with MOS selecting 32 to be constructed in the mexican city of apan.
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?the 32 projects selected exhibit an architecture of primary (architectural) elements, straightforward geometries and proportions,? MOS explains. ?each proposal exhibits potential for growth by aggregation, simple repetition, or various strategies of extension, infill, and addition. it was important to consider how these proposals, assembled into a collective, would work together toward creating not an estate but a community for apan.?
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