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Photography: Rafael Gao

Building Name: Nicolás San Juan
Architects: Taller 13 Arquitectura Regenerativa
Location: Benito Juárez, Federal District, Mexico
Project Architects: Patricio Guerrero, David Mandujano, Eduardo Palomino, Ruben Coxca, Belinda Garcia, Paulina Garcia, Luis Garcia, Miguel Mercado, Rafael Hop
Project Management: Elias Cattan, Yair Wolff, Allan Betech
Structure: Raul de Villafranca
Construction: Factor Eficiencia
Structural Engineering: Arco Radial
Site Co-cordinator: PCC Construcciones (Ing. Hilario Trejo)
Bamboo Specialist: Arq. Raul de Villafranca
Developer: Phi
Project Year: 2009

AE Interest: Exceptional environmental performance. Terraced urban gardens where food and ornamental plants are produced.  Program for waste management and recycling. Rainwater is collected by a cascade type system, treated in a treatment plant and reused in toilets and terraces. Interior walls of straw and frame of bamboo.
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