CommunityCentre
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Project • By OVERCODE architecture urbanisme • Cultural Centres
umbrella house
The “Jean Villar” Community Center is a social empowerment device open to all the neighborhood. Located in the middle of an 80’s courtyard (XL) social housing typology complex, the community center sits up north, at the end of a linear park, and visible from all the housing towers. It is a very introverted urban space, an inverted panopticon condition.
David Foessel
Originally built as part of the complex, our project is the reconstruction of the same facility destroyed by a storm some years ago. The new program includes a multipurpose space, community kitchen, offices, and a teenager hall, as a way to invite all generations of inhabitants into the building.We took upon ourselves to create an inclusive place complete... More
Project • By Omar Vergara Taller • Community Centres
El Salitre Community Center
The methodology proposed for the El Salitre Community Center in Zapotlanejo proposes the midpoint between the technical and artisanal processes that come together in the architectural work. The project assumes the construction of a building as a collective activity and understands the work as an experimental production process, where efficiency is achieved by saving resources through its adaptation. It is a space destined for the farming community of La Mora, characterized by the strong economic and social impact derived from the migration to the United States. This is a social responsibility project commissioned by an energy company aimed to strengthen the long-term relationship with the community.
César Belio
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