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San Pedro Cajonos, Mexico
The architects were guided by the idea of imposing a triangular grid over the site, then either stretched or shrunk each module according to the desired function for the space. In order to adapt to the rugged topography of the Sierra Norte, a series of platforms which project diagonally from the mountain’s slope. This provision allows the silk production building to carve a place for itself amongst pre-existing trees and natural landscape, connecting through a zigzag of sloped ramps that mark the transition between the landscape and interior.
On the exterior of the concrete building, a brick pathway leads visitors to the main door, where it bifurcates, offering the entrance to another ramp that ascends to the roof terraces. Once inside, the circulation patterns bring visitors on a journey through the historical artifacts historically used in the silk worm cultivation process. Above them, a wooden triangular roof grid tempers the concrete. Taken together, the material choices complement the natural terrain outside. Approaching the second volume, visitors navigate through a space showcasing the silk worms themselves, which may be home to more than 20,000 young and old species a month. Finally, a third triangular volume show cases the processes of creating silk garments, from the extraction to the weaving processes.
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Manhattan, New York
44 Union Square sits prominently at the northeast corner of Manhattan’s Union Square Park. Repurposed as a 70,200sf Class A commercial building, the architects’ dramatic changes were unanimously approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The reinvented building commands attention. Its former life as the last headquarters for the powerful Tammany Hall political organization is apparent in its preserved facades, but the visible rooftop expansion evokes a deeper history, serving as a living monument to the indigenous Lenape people.
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Cieza, Murcia
The town of Siyâsa (Cieza) in Murcia, Spain, was an Al-Andalus town of 4,000 people from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Since excavation efforts began in the area in the 1980s, the site has been left unprotected against environmental agents and vandalism. This brilliant new reception center responds to the complicated topography by proposing a system of overlapping roofs that reinterpret the original terraced settlement.
This staggered discontinuity allows the visitor to maintain a constant dialogue with the surroundings. The light, thin roof planes reduce the building’s impact on the landscape and the footprint of the courtyards is transferred to the ceilings above them through glazed skylights that help to delineate the space of each house. The site is universally accessible and the interpretation is complemented by concepts related to sustainable construction, such as reuse of wastewater with a symbiotic treatment plant and photovoltaic panels.
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