pedro&juana: archivo pavilion
the winning proposal for the inaugural archivo pavilion by pedro&juana is now on show in the gardens of archivo diseño y arquitectura, mexico city.
archivo pavilion by pedro&juanaimage © designboom
the winning proposal for the inaugural archivo pavilion by pedro&juana is now on show in the gardens of archivo diseño y arquitectura, mexico city. in 2012 archivo diseño y arquitectura together with domus international magazine organized the architecture competition ‘archivo pavilion’ that asked participants to transform the use of the garden to offer a space where it could hold diverse public activities.
pedro&juana (left: ana paula ruiz galindo, right: mecky reuss)portrait © designboom
the winning design by pedro&juana extends the garden, creating an experience with clay, earth and plants. the clay pot used to build the the archivo pavilion, was designed by P&J (and made by craftsmen at the cerámica contreras) its form references vases used in the former garden of luis barragán (situated next door to the archivo diseño y arquitectura). bright yellow tops are randomly placed on some of the vases to offer tiered seating for presentations within the pavilion.
the design will live in the garden with it’s own vegetation eventually merging seamlessly into its surroundings. the plants used for the pavilion were meticulously selected by pedro&juana: siempre vivas in conjunction with calanchoes pumila, malas madres, espárragos y colas de zorro.
the pavilion is comprised of 650 full clay pots and 150 half potsphoto by archivo diseño y arquitectura
photo © designboom
tops made from masisa MDF are painted in four similar tones of chartreuse produced by comex; iguana, musgo, kayak and chulo.photo © designboom
photo by archivo diseño y arquitectura
photo © designboom
photo by ricardo bernal
photo by ricardo bernal
photo by onnis luque
archivo diseño y arquitectura
plans
photo by adam wiseman
photo by adam wiseman
photo by adam wiseman
photo by adam wiseman
photo by adam wiseman
photo by adam wiseman
photos by adam wiseman
photos by adam wiseman
photo by adam wiseman
project credits
designpedro&juana ana paula ruiz galindo mecky reuss gustavo arroyo
construction managerraymundo zamora (FR-EE)
coordinatoralejandra robles (FR-EE)
clay pot fabricationmiguel aingel martinez (cerimica contreras)
master pottersantonio vargas armando vargas rodolfo vargas
gardenersgerman medina pinagustavo medina pina
acknowledgementsjose esparza mauricio ceballos catalina corcuera carlos ruiz de chavez arcadio vera jorge munguia
juryjoseph grima paola antonelli ambra medda catalina corcuera miquel adria
