Plaza Uruguay | Polanco and Macroplaza Cuitláhuac | Iztapalapa
Area
59.536 m²
Authors
Taller Capital / Architects: Loreta Castro Reguera Mancera and José Pablo Ambrosi Cortés
Client
Mexico City Ministry of the Environment (SEDEMA) and Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID)
The project proposes that awareness of the importance of water can also be raised through simple architecture. Beneath a corrugated metal roof, the structure collects rainwater, filters it through a Tlaloque system, and stores it in a 2,500-liter cistern, turning an economical construction gesture into an educational tool. Installed temporarily, the pavilion demonstrates that changing the way a scarce resource is perceived does not require large-scale infrastructure but rather the precise design of an idea.
