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Architects: AMBROSI I ETCHEGARAY
- Area: 360 m²
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Onnis Luque, Rafael Gamo
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Text description provided by the architects. Matatlán Oaxaca is a traditional town where mezcal production takes place.
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Local producers struggle to preserve its product in the rising market where traditional means are part of the artisanal production.
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The commission was to renew the spaces for production gaining the necessary approvals to export the mezcal.
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The Project organizes the production phases around the earth oven.
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Frames over frames limit each space where rammed-earth from the plot is placed as a ritual to the land where the family produces its traditional mezcal.
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