Estudio Pedro Reyes

Project Status: Completed
Project Year: 2018
Client: Pedro Reyes
Area: 1,152 m2
Location: Mexico City
Team: Francisco Vázquez, Pablo Kobayashi, José de Silva and Saad Acústica

Pedro Reyes is a Mexican artist. He uses sculpture, architecture, video, performance, and participation. His works aim to increase individual or collective agency in social, environmental, political, or educational situations.

In collaboration with him, we designed his studio and workshop, where several requirements needed to be fulfilled. It is a brutalist statement for the colonial neighborhood of Coyoacan, which integrates systems that are allowed to reduce electrical consumption. It is used by the heavy machinery to work the stone of his sculptures, rain and water reuse, and acoustic comfort for the surrounding houses. The result is a monolithic building, cast in grey concrete through artisanal craftsmanship.  Several mock-ups were developed to study the different patterns and precast materials.