Mexico City is facing the transformation of its peripheries due to the amount of housing, both formal and informal, being built. Living in Here, the mexican pavilion at the Venice Biennale 11th International Architecture Exhibition, presents a collective proposal of social housing in Mexico City.
Our proposal uses the essence of `the barrio` {neighborhood} as the its primary structure. Social interaction, cohesion and the sharing of resources become the cornerstone of the project. We created a proposal where the community becomes the heart of the development. Different activities such as sports, cycling, and outdoor living bring everyone together within this enclosed city space. At the same time, privacy is of utmost importance in this artificial ecosystem. While the infrastructure is in place to suggest certain activities, the individuals who inhabit these spaces are capable of taking over it, and changing it.

2008