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31 '98_EL MODULON / MEXICO CITY / MX
[800SQM >MULTIPURPOSE SPACE + COMMUNITY ROOMS]

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[MODULON]> THE BUILDING IS AN ARCHITECTURAL PROTOTYPE TO BE REPEATED IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OF MEXICO CITY. THE PROGRAM COMBINED A COVERED MULTI-USE SPACE WITH NINE ROOMS FOR SERVICES SUCH AS MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS, ELDERLY CARE AND TUTORING. THIS PIECE OFFERS HIGH-END MODERN AESTHETIC VALUES WITHIN A LOW BUDGET FRAMEWORK. THE STRUCTURE IS FORMED BY STEEL FRAMES AND CONCRETE, AND MASONRY WALLS. THE WALLS ARE UNIFORM PLANES OF CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS LAID SIDEWAYS WITH THE CAVITY FACING OUT. IN CONTRAST WITH THE RIGID GEOMETRY OF THE OUTSIDE WALLS THE ROOF IS AN EXPRESSIVE STRUCTURE OF CURVED STEEL BEAMS THAT RESPOND TO THE PROGRAM LAY OUT. "EL MODULON"HAS BECOME AN ARCHITECTURAL CULTURE POINT OF REFERENCE.

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DESIGN TEAM>
LUISVICENTEFLORES
ARIEL RODAS

ENGINEERING>
OSEZNE

CONSTRUCTION>
ARKITEKTSTUDIO

AWARDS>
FIRST PRIZE
BIENAL DE BUENOS AIRES_2000


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NATURADOS/MX.11_ 00
THE METEORITE/US.10_ 01
PT_400000/MX.09_ 02
RE:VISION_DALLAS/US.94_ 03
SHANGAI_PAVILION/CN.09_ 04
16SQG_TOKIO/JP.09_ 05
GREENLUXURYHOTEL/MX.08_ 06
P3332/MX.08_ 07
LAFRANJA/MX.08_ 08
HELIXTOWER/MX.08_ 09
I_CONDESA/MX.07_ 10
BICENTENNIAL_SQ/MX.07_ 11
HIGH_HAUS/MX.07_ 12
GREEN_ARK/US.06_ 13
COZ_NORTH/MX.06_ 14
JVC NODE/MX.05_ 15
NBPEJ_LIBRARY/MX.08_ 16
MISSISSIPPI/MX.05_ 17
MEXICO_LIBRARY/MX.04_ 18
CDA_ARTCENTER/MX.04_ 19
AIRPORT_TERMINAL/MX.04_ 20
AUDITORIUM/MX.01_ 21
THE_SENATE/MX.03_ 22
ALERCES/MX.03_ 23
BIENNALE_VENEZIA/IT.03_ 24
VILLA_IZAR/MX.01_ 25
IMAGEN/MX.00_ 26
DWP/MX.00_ 27
TECHPARK/MX.00_ 28
CU5M/MX.99_ 29
REXO_BAR/MX.98_ 30
MODULON/MX.98_ 31
DANCE_SCHOOL/MX.94_ 32
X'TERESA/MX.94_ 33
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