The plastic canopy is the ethereal crown of an ancient ruin, preserved in its consistency and imperfections and repopulated by a contemporary community of artists and urban flâneurs. It contrasts with the rough solidity of the underlying building – replete with peeling plaster, traces of old paint, worn floors in natural stone, terracotta and wood, Catalanvaulted ceilings and wrought-iron railings. Productora designed the roof in 2019 as an elegant, unassuming solution with simplified aesthetics that communicate an industrial, reversible feel. The designers at Productora defend the long-term sustainability of their dry-mounted scaffolding-type roof structure, describing its potential circular existence, “Steel and plastic might not be the first materials that come to mind when you think of environment-friendly architecture, but once steel is produced it can be used forever, and polycarbonate can be fully recycled.” Their reasonable approach is devoid of preconceptions, determined as it was by budget constrictions and the weight-bearing capacity of the century-old building. The alternation between translucent and transparent plastic panels, plus the strategic positioning of textile screens protect the terrace from excessive heat in the summer while allowing the sun to give tepid warmth in winter. In substance, the complex shows an alternative to demolition and substitution, “gut rehab” and period-restoration.īeing elevated, the pitched panels allow air to circulate naturally, cooling the spaces below. The shabby-chic “left-as-found” setting aspires to attract a refined and cultured clientele. Built in the early 20th century, the palazzo was given new life by covering its three inner courts with a new canopy against rain while limiting renovation work to a bare minimum of functionality and safety. Proyecto Público Prim is a location for public and private events in downtown Mexico City. This type of barely-there renewal is sustainable for the simple fact that it does not require the fundamental act of demolition. The latter approach, where complete overhaul is considered wasteful, offers new possibilities for crumbling real estate whose efficiency is below par because of obsolete and deteriorated technology. Then there is the smart yet humble bonnet whose sustainable character is found in economy of conservation. The high-tech top hat heroically activates efficiency devices in the name of energy savings. The didactic beret drapes its buildings in lush vegetation. Puente Prim is a walk through the different interventions of the artists, and also a way of inhabiting the walls and pre-existing features that speak as the time goes by.Contemporary sustainability wears many hats. Puente Prim proposes a single gesture of piercing the thick walls of the house by means of a slightly bent steel plate, thus generating enough rigidity to fulfill its function as a connector. Understanding that there were already multiple interventions that were hardly discovered, we proposed a bridge that connects the different artistic expressions that are scattered around the house. This historical enclave located in the heart of Mexico City offers a. Vertebral was invited to perform an intervention inside the house. Discover events and find tickets for Proyecto Pblico Prim, Mexico City on RA. As this new house did not have a floor in all its areas, communication between spaces was impossible. Recently the project expanded and acquired the neighboring house. Proyecto Público Prim is located in a house from the beginning of the 20th century that has been transformed and intervened over the years by Mexican creatives, artists and architects.
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