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Architects: Wakasabi
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Investwood, BLUDOT, Blum, Flos, Ilumiled, Verolegno, Viroc
Text description provided by the architects. Wakasabi arises as a fusion between Mexican and Japanese culture. Wabi-sabi refers to a Japanese aesthetic term that describes a type of vision based on the beauty of imperfection. In our work, this reference highlights the valuable patina of objects, where we allude to perfection within the imperfections caused by time; the ageing, the deterioration, the layers of time that form on the walls and that represent a different generation. Our office is located in the heart of Colonia Tabacalera in a building whose construction dates back to the arrival of the modernist movement in Mexico. It emphasizes those imperfections that tell us stories that correspond to the users who inhabited the space in the past.
