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Architects: Rojkind Arquitectos, Think Parametric
- Year: 2022
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Photographs:Jaime Navarro
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Manufacturers: Cempanel
Text description provided by the architects. On the occasion of the tenth-anniversary celebration of Archdaily México, Rojkind Arquitectos + Think Parametric designed an installation for the event. It was located in the Lago Algo gallery, in the Bosque de Chapultepec.
The piece is based on a timeline, combining the symbol of the snake with a sense of union and collaboration, as a way to acknowledge the trajectory of the architects who have given visibility to Mexican architecture in the world. Thus, each piece represents a link in the chain of collaboration and is interconnected and integrated into the space in an organic way. Mexican architecture has been characterized, since its inception, by its close relationship with nature and the way it blends with the landscape; in addition to the integration of the worldview into the design and production of the works. For this very reason, the curve both in height and in plan of the installation symbolizes the representation of cyclical time, represented in the cultures of ancient Mexico as a serpent.
The installation is a modular piece made up of 67 interconnected parts to assemble the complete piece without using any type of glue or connections. To make this possible, we had the special participation of our commercial partner Cempanel, who provided the autoclaved fiber cement panels. These pieces are made with a Portland cement base, silica, natural fibers, and high-quality additives. During the manufacturing process, they are subjected to high-temperature conditions, using Autoclave technology, obtaining special characteristics such as great dimensional stability, hardness, and mechanical resistance. All the pieces of this project were cut from panels 1.22 meters wide by 2.44 meters long and 12mm thick, with Flow Waterjet technology.
Thanks to this collaboration, we reaffirm one of our ideals, which is that the best architecture works as an interdisciplinary activity. It is the collaborative process that builds any structure. And what's a better way to reaffirm this than during an event that brings together the architectural community?
