{"id":273675,"date":"2025-03-18T18:28:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T09:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/?p=273675"},"modified":"2025-03-18T18:28:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T08:16:33","slug":"rchitectural-design-office-amasa-estudiono-transforming-space-for-communities-uh-infonavit-iztacalco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/en\/architect\/rchitectural-design-office-amasa-estudiono-transforming-space-for-communities-uh-infonavit-iztacalco\/","title":{"rendered":"Architectural design office AMASA Estudiono Transforming space for communities UH INFONAVIT Iztacalco"},"content":{"rendered":"

From an Abandoned Structure to a Covered Forum<\/h3>\r\n

T<\/span>he project was developed by Mexico City-based architectural design firm AMASA Estudio<\/a>, in collaboration with construction company Desarrolladora de Ideas y Espacios, Alberto Cejudo, and was carried out in four residential complexes represented by INFONAVIT (Istacalco, Santa Fe, Cruhuacan, Ignacio Ch\u00e1vez) as a strategy for improving communal areas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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UHI Iztacalco_AMASA Estudio_Zaickz Moz_ FILM02.JPG Image Description: Fotograf\u00eda Image Credit: \u00a9 Zaickz Moz, Cortes\u00eda AMASA Estudio<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

Selected through a competitive process, the project was evaluated based on design creativity, feasibility, management efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Within just two months, the design was completed, delivering tangible results despite limited budgets and time constraints. Since the mid-20th century, Mexico City has witnessed the expansion of collective housing, with approximately half of its population residing in condominium-style developments. Of the nearly 10,000 housing complexes in the city, about one-third were constructed by INFONAVIT, the National Workers\u2019 Housing Fund Institute. However, as over 75 years have passed since the first housing projects, maintenance deficiencies have become a growing concern.<\/p>\r\n

The Transformation of Iztacalco Housing Complex<\/h4>\r\n

Built in 1972, the UH INFONAVIT Iztacalco complex is located in the eastern sector of Mexico City. Originally designed around an artificial lake, the area was transformed after the 1979 earthquake, which caused soil fissures that led to the lake\u2019s drainage. Twenty-five years later, the city government repurposed the site into \"Parque del Lago,\" featuring a 500m\u00b2 steel-framed hemispherical structure supported by concrete columns. However, construction deficiencies left the dome incomplete, and over the next two decades, exposure to the elements led to further deterioration.<\/p>\r\n\n\t\t