For Mexican studio Comunal: Taller de Arquitectura, prefabricated models can provide autonomy to local indigenous communities
Created by the studio Comunal: Taller de Arquitectura, this prototype of social housing It is based on a prefabricated bamboo frame, which can be used by residents to replicate the structure in just seven days.
In 2013, professionals had already proposed a similar jobworking with the residents of Tepetzintan to develop an alternative construction scheme using local bamboo, wood and stone. However, in 2016, Mexico’s National Housing Commission banned self-build projects using these materials.
To make the project feasible, the architects imported bamboo from the United States and were thus able to continue the work. “We decided to avoid using local bamboo species as a structural element.“, the studio told Dezeen.
With 60 sqmthe residence can be assembled up to a week with the help of locals to reduce costs and make it affordable. The walls are made of bamboo panels covered with a local fabric known as ixtle, usually used to make coffee bags, and mortar. Exposed beams support the roof. Some walls have red bricks to allow ventilation, the cracks also allow cooking smoke to escape more easily.
The project has been approved to receive federal grants and could be implemented in other areas of the region.
Source: Terra
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