Archello Awards · Winners Announced
Archello Awards 2024 · Winners Announced
Archello Awards 2024
Winners Announced
Centro Ejidal Las Margaritas

Centro Ejidal Las Margaritas

Dellekamp as Architects

Centro ejidal | Margaritas, San Luis Potosí, México | En colaboración con toa, Taller de Operaciones Ambientales Community center / Margaritas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | In collaboration with toa, Taller de Operaciones Ambientales 2013 PROGRAMA PROGRAM: Centro ejidal | Social Center UBICACIÓN LOCATION: Las Margaritas, San Luis Potosí, México ESTATUS STATUS: Construido / Built PROYECTO ARQUITECTÓNICO ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT TOA: Taller de Operaciones Ambientales + Dellekamp Arquitectos, (Derek Dellekamp & Jachen Schleich) EQUIPO DELLEKAMP DELLEKAMP TEAM: Jérémie Dagaud, Rita Sarzedas, Miguel Ortigão EQUIPO TOA TOA TEAM: EmilianoGarcía, LaraBecerra, Juan Rovalo, Brenda Solano, Simon Béquillard FACILITADORES TALLER PARTICIPATIVO FACILITATORS FOR THE PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOP: Jorge Kanahuati, Dulce Robles, Joana Moreno, Cristina Hernández, Juan Pablo Zetina, Valentina Vega, Mariana Rocha, Mariel Calderón RESIDENTES DE OBRA CONSTRUCTION RESIDENT Comunidad de las Margaritas, habitantes de la comunidad, Federico López Ortega, David de la Torre FINANCIAMIENTO FINANCING Donadores particulares, Transformadora Ciel, Wirikuta Fest FOTOGRAFÍA PHOTOGRAPHY Lara Becerra


El Centro ejidal de Las Margaritas, en el altiplano del desierto de San Luis Potosí, fue un proyecto pro bono realizado por invitación del Taller de Operaciones Ambientales (toa), en conjunto con la comunidad local. Mediante talleres participativos se diseñó de la mano de la comunidad, se buscó fortalecer la organización ejidal a través de un espacio neutro de diálogo que permita a sus habitantes proyectar su futuro con autonomía. Los habitantes pidieron una sala de reuniones y fiestas; una tienda para vender los productos de la Asociación Flor del Desierto; un centro de internet y biblioteca; salas de talleres; y un jardín. Utilizamos técnicas tradicionales y locales de construcción para disminuir el impacto ambiental y capacitamos a la población para mejorar y mantener sus propios hogares. Los edificios dispuestos perimetralmente protegen el área central de los fuertes vientos y las duras condiciones desérticas.


The administrative center of the cooperatively organized town Las Margaritas on the high plateau of the San Luis Potosi desert was a pro bono project realized upon the invitation of the organization Taller de Operaciones Ambientales (toa) together with the local community. The buildings were designed by the community in participative workshops and try to strengthen the cooperative organization through a neutral space for dialogue which allows the population to develop their autonomous future. The people asked for a space for reunions and celebrations; a store for selling the products of the Asociación Flor del Desierto; a library and internet center; spaces for workshops and a garden. We used traditional and local building techniques in order to minimize the environmental impact and we trained the local population in maintaining and improving their own homes. The outer buildings protect the central area from strong winds and the difficult desert conditions.

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