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Fernando Careaga

Fernando Careaga

San Diego, CA, US

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Community: We seek to improve quality of life for the residents of Laguna del Toro & Xochimilco. The design generates community spaces that give its people a sense of belonging. Design: We can design spaces that promote and habilitate community development activities by integrating notions of habitability, functionality, and sustainability. Second Home: We will create a 'Second Home' (2DO TECHO) for the user. There, residents of Laguna del Toro con spend their day participating in activities...
Community: We seek to improve quality of life for the residents of Laguna del Toro & Xochimilco. The design generates community spaces that give its people a sense of belonging. Design: We can design spaces that promote and habilitate community development activities by integrating notions of habitability, functionality, and sustainability. Second Home: We will create a 'Second Home' (2DO TECHO) for the user. There, residents of Laguna del Toro con spend their day participating in activities for personal betterment and give life to the spaces, all the while enjoying a sense of security and calm.
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2DO TECHO Community Center

Contest sumbission for FUGA: Techo 2014, Mexico City

 
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Status: Competition Entry
Location: Mexico, MX
My Role: Designer/Drafter
Additional Credits: Collaborators: Daniela Velarde, Julio Velarde, & Alfredo Moreno

 
Roofing: A roof is a basic element in architecture, te essential component that stisfies the need for shelter. Structure: Keeps the roof in place and generates usable space for the user. Design: Functional & sustainable, offers maximum habitability of the module. Adaptability: The module uses a lightweight wood structure for quick building, which facilitates its transportability and the task of putting its pieces together. Its design makes it suitable to be built in many different environment...
Roofing: A roof is a basic element in architecture, te essential component that stisfies the need for shelter. Structure: Keeps the roof in place and generates usable space for the user. Design: Functional & sustainable, offers maximum habitability of the module. Adaptability: The module uses a lightweight wood structure for quick building, which facilitates its transportability and the task of putting its pieces together. Its design makes it suitable to be built in many different environment contexts, offering direct, permeable or hermetic interaction with the exterior. Versatility: The space generated by the module transforms according to the user's activities. Modular assembling and lightweight walls allow for satisfying diverse needs, depending on the arrangement of these elements. Current activites: Meeting place, recreation, coexistence, parties, selling harvest products, art expositions, cultural activities.
Accessibility: The community center must be inclusive and satisfy the needs of all people. The placement for each module on site creates a network of stratigically distributed activity points that make for a sensible walkthrough. Minimum Impact: Modules can be built from mostly recycled materials, reducing construction costs and putting the community's waste to good use. The use of piles for foundation makes for a site intervention without affecting its natural condition. The instalation of a...
Accessibility: The community center must be inclusive and satisfy the needs of all people. The placement for each module on site creates a network of stratigically distributed activity points that make for a sensible walkthrough. Minimum Impact: Modules can be built from mostly recycled materials, reducing construction costs and putting the community's waste to good use. The use of piles for foundation makes for a site intervention without affecting its natural condition. The instalation of a waste collection system, such as a dry toilet, satisfies the user's fisiological and hygenic needs without hurting the environment, reducing the negative impact generated by humans. Productivity: A sustainable community is able to grow its own food and produce goods to exchange for income. The community center is home to artesans', farmers', gardeners', and chefs' activities. With more than 50 square meters of harvest surface, between traditional and vertical gardens. The Laguna del Toro community, can harvest its own fruits and vegetables for themselves or for commerce.