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Should we be looking to traditional residential architecture to build urban communities?

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Zeller & Moye completed the renovation of a decaying building in Mexico City. - Sergio López
The building was a vecindad, traditional Mexican housing typology made of simple row houses facing a linear patio. - Sergio López
The community-centric typology was expanded to create an eight-unit apartment building in Mexico City. - Sergio López

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Client
Desarrolladora Welt
Structural Engineering
Ricardo Camacho
MEP Engineering
Dimarq Construcción
Contractor
DIYC Construcción
Floor Area
1,200 sq-m

Zeller & Moye revitalized a traditional housing typology at La Ribera, an eight-unit apartment building in Mexico City that facilitates community living.

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