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Santa Maria Market

Mexico City

2006

Credits

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

 

Design Studio IV - 3rd year

 

Design Team

Jose Manuel Zurutuza and Miguel Lopez Melendez

 

Instructors

Victor Alcerreca and Balazs Nemeth

 

Finalist INGENIA 2006 First Prize: “Summer Internship in Rogers, Stirk, Harbour + Partners” in London, England

 

What is the scope of an architectural project?

The proposal involves a Market, a Day-Care Center and Dorms in the neighborhood of Santa Maria la Ribera in Mexico City. The project was created to revitalize the social dynamic and reduce problems such as insecurity and pollution by proposing mixed uses as well as indirect benefits for people who live in the neighborhood.

The architectural project is not an isolated component within the city. It has an urban impact and vice versa. Therefore, Santa Maria Market must address not only those people who would enter the market but also the pedestrians on the sidewalk. The market becomes a public space even when the market stalls are closed.

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