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Arte Útil archive nr:
222
Initiator:
Torolab
Location:
Mexico
Category:
urban-development, social
Users:
Raúl Cárdenas Osuna, Marcela Guadiana Cardenas, Shijune Takeda Bernardo Gutierrez, Jorge Blancarte, Ana MartÃnez Ortega, Enrique Jiménez, Rodolfo Argote and artists, architects, scientists, enginers, writers, chefs, curators, designers, musicians and Dj’s), Ruido Blanco, Carmen Duran Ponce, and other 9 families
Maintained by:
Torolab
Certification:
implemented
Duration:
2002 - 2005
Torolab
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9 familias, Arquitectura de Emergencia
Description:
The small community of nine families in Lagunitas, Tijuana lived in neighbourhoods and houses that lack basic infrastructure. Torolab acts as a facilitator, working with the families through the process of designing their own homes. This project proposes an alternative model to both the families current situation and the surrounding suburban, gated developments that remain out of their reach.
Goals:
Be a support tool for revealing spaces of possibilities.
Beneficial Outcomes:
Providing new homes for families.