2024
MCHAP
Pilares La Pulga
Taller de Arquitectura X - TAX
Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
October 2021
PRIMARY AUTHOR
Alberto Kalach (Director - own studio)
CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR
Edgar Ojeda (Architect), MarÃa Kalach (landscape designer)
CLIENT
Mexico City Government - Carlos Zedillo
PHOTOGRAPHER
Josue Mejia
OBJECTIVE
To create a large unitary space on two levels, inclusive, easily accessible and with natural light and ventilation, formed by a structure of rigid concrete frames arranged in such a way as to allow a clear and logical order of its activities.
CONTEXT
Pilares La Pulga is an educational and cultural center located in downtown Mexico City. It is a structure surrounded by a tree-lined plaza and a park, which offers free workshops and trades for young people and adults who live around the building.
PERFORMANCE
Today, La Pulga is a space that has created a community where people come every day to participate in different free cultural activities offered by the government, as well as to spend time in the park as a green space to rest or study.