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- Area: 46420 m²
Text description provided by the architects. This office complex is located in the State of Tlaxcala, in a government city plot intended to build various seats of the State Government.
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The offices for two Tlaxcala State Ministries, Public Education and Health, are located in the midst of an urban context that is predominantly housing. A topographic analysis of the site was made in order to build the project as platforms, as staggered terraces, to develop the program for the two Ministries.
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Since these office buildings had to be built quickly, we chose a structural system based on prefabricated material, to comply with this requirement.
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Both ministries are surrounded by natural spaces. The wooded area was kept in its original site, and it has a gully that serves as a water collector and plays an important role in the environment, which was recovered for the workers of these offices.
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The link between both ministries is an open plaza, which clearly marks the access to these, and also creates a clearing for recreation.
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The façades of both buildings have a brise soleil system, sun breakers whose position and separation is done to provide sunlight to the different areas of the offices.
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Also, a system of green roofs with native plants provides the user with the required comfort.