productora: la tallera, cuernavaca, mexico
‘la tallera’ by productora
all images courtesy productora

the ‘tallera’ is an impressive ensemble of buildings located in cuernavaca where muralist
david a. siqueiros built his private house and industrial ateliers to work on his large scale murals.
in this competition, the architects were asked to reorganize the existing structures to convert
them into a modern museum complex including a cafeteria, bookshop, flexible spaces for
workshops, a library, archives and residences for artists and researchers.

mexican firm productora received 2nd prize for their project ‘la tallera’ in the competition

they decided to incorporate part of the existing private garden into the museum area to
take advantage of its beautiful trees and create shaded areas. a new wall was erected to
separate the public areas from the private ones and three simple new volumes were attached
it to organize the newly added program. an open and flexible museum complex resulted in which
all interior spaces are in direct contact with the exterior patios and plazas.  the main square with
the existing murals became a flexible area in which all kind of  activities could be realized: from
open air exhibitions, to concerts or large scale celebrations.

productora: la tallera, cuernavaca, mexico
an open air theatre

productora: la tallera, cuernavaca, mexico
public space

productora: la tallera, cuernavaca, mexico
performance area

productora: la tallera, cuernavaca, mexico
general view

productora: la tallera, cuernavaca, mexico
the front of the building

productora: la tallera, cuernavaca, mexico
one of the courtyards

productora: la tallera, cuernavaca, mexico
exhibition gallery

productora: la tallera, cuernavaca, mexico
exhibition gallery

productora: la tallera, cuernavaca, mexico
library

productora: la tallera, cuernavaca, mexico
gallery space

productora: la tallera, cuernavaca, mexico
one of the courtyards

productora: la tallera, cuernavaca, mexico
leading to the library

productora: la tallera, cuernavaca, mexico
artist residence

productora: la tallera, cuernavaca, mexico
artist residence

project info:
collaborators: rocío carvajo, diego escamilla, antonio espinoza, iván villegas
location: cuernavaca, mexico
type: public building – museum adaptation
organisation: instituto nacional de bellas artes y literatura + asociación de amigos de la sala
de arte público – la tallera
invited competition: 2nd place