The Anapra neighborhood in the city of Juarez Mexico is a place with richness of textures and exposed materials, where the built environment can be seen as a reflection of its people's creativity portrayed in their unique construction systems.

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Architects: Jorge Urias Studio

Location: Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, México

Area: 300.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Rafael Gamo

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From the architect. The Anapra neighborhood in the city of Juarez Mexico is a place with richness of textures and exposed materials, where the built environment can be seen as a reflection of its people's creativity portrayed in their unique construction systems.
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We were commissioned the design of a low-cost commercial structure with an open floor plan that could be redistributed as needed.

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Given the brief, we opted for an exposed material that would resonate with the site. A solid concrete mass emerges from the ground and is carved by a continuous pattern resembling the outlines of hidden potentialities within settlers and their surroundings.

East Elevation

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Details

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The raw materiality of the tilt-up concrete panels, inherits the dynamic activities and informalities found in the ...