Propuesta Informal

Ariel Medina

There are 5 million inhabitants in Mexico City living in poverty. A majority are families where their dwelling is cramped and susceptible. Social housing only works in traditional economic systems. Many have no formal income. There are existing markets (Tianguis, individual selling) that they sell in. So, the proposal aimed at utilizing such informality to offset poverty for such impoverished inhabitants of CDMX. The site chosen was Sacramento, CDMX, a post-industrial and a central location to provide critical infrastructure. The project gave up its ground floor so that the community may benefit from the new regreened site and the informal markets (providing permanence) that exist and are critical. The regreening strategy was chosen to inspire future Mexican designers that the forgotten postindustrial land is still valuable. The second and third levels are residential homes for impoverished families. They benefit from the project by being given the market to participate in, space accommodating those who sell. The flexible space allows for the market to find its way directly to their homes or expansive space to enjoy the outdoors. The proposal begins with a plea to consider that informal can be better especially in Mexico.