https://jesusvassallo.com Jesús Vassallo Tue, 05 Aug 2025 20:50:34 +0000 https://jesusvassallo.com en https://jesusvassallo.com/Mass-Timber-Pavilion Sat, 03 Jun 2023 22:48:57 +0000 Jesús Vassallo https://jesusvassallo.com/Mass-Timber-Pavilion Mass Timber Pavilion <img width="1000" height="800" width_o="1000" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f7fbed58aa986951798a1838b633f051ea604e92911f97518f6a375b80ccf12c/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-00.jpg" data-mid="180908316" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f7fbed58aa986951798a1838b633f051ea604e92911f97518f6a375b80ccf12c/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-00.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="800" width_o="1000" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/27ae33b5de43bc71e3b59921817d99a53297d6d53c659fa647cae47d2abb5678/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-01.jpg" data-mid="180908317" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/27ae33b5de43bc71e3b59921817d99a53297d6d53c659fa647cae47d2abb5678/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-01.jpg" /> <img width="640" height="800" width_o="640" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50d6733b04de1f6c30ba59e4a77f17585d61d6b30af46d0b8debc4f4beb15959/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-02.jpg" data-mid="180908318" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/50d6733b04de1f6c30ba59e4a77f17585d61d6b30af46d0b8debc4f4beb15959/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-02.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="800" width_o="1000" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1323470c6a13fa88c8d5c57bf08c67e2e80faa2df523ca845dcab83b1cdb46ec/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-04.jpg" data-mid="180908319" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1323470c6a13fa88c8d5c57bf08c67e2e80faa2df523ca845dcab83b1cdb46ec/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-04.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="800" width_o="1000" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3e407ab3a08fb95494b46d7fc38c5affdb91b6dfaa3c61f5b747ee5b4c566524/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-05.jpg" data-mid="180908320" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3e407ab3a08fb95494b46d7fc38c5affdb91b6dfaa3c61f5b747ee5b4c566524/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-05.jpg" /> <img width="640" height="800" width_o="640" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e4105ddca5b1aa849eb977c323b571c2a504d4ed8de70e697eb13a15ac2d931a/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-06.jpg" data-mid="180908321" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/e4105ddca5b1aa849eb977c323b571c2a504d4ed8de70e697eb13a15ac2d931a/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-06.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="800" width_o="1000" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b36cd1947920261fe6b5b8b7b9f0d041ae4b3d33ae94f5343d51109791a1cfa3/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-13.jpg" data-mid="180908322" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b36cd1947920261fe6b5b8b7b9f0d041ae4b3d33ae94f5343d51109791a1cfa3/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-13.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="800" width_o="1000" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40717db2b90b9d390a9eadd4372a168ef2298a90aec001e4bea41bb4091dfee8/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-14.jpg" data-mid="180908323" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40717db2b90b9d390a9eadd4372a168ef2298a90aec001e4bea41bb4091dfee8/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-14.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="800" width_o="1000" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d8543baf55aa926feb3031ba9939de711294bdb15d088f94ca73f5617763e98/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-17.jpg" data-mid="180908324" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d8543baf55aa926feb3031ba9939de711294bdb15d088f94ca73f5617763e98/Leonid_Furmansky_Jesus_Vassallo_The_Gully_Pavilion_Web_-17.jpg" /> Nature Observation Pavilion at Rice University Located within Rice University Campus, the Harris Gully Natural Area is a restored watershed that consists of several microhabitats, from prairie to open woodland to dense shrubland. Because of Harris Gully, and despite being located at the heart of Houston, Rice is one of the most biodiverse universities in the country with the highest bird species list of any campus in North America. The Mass Timber Pavilion, an observation deck immersed within the landscape, represents the first step in a long-term plan to manage this ecosystem. The pavilion itself is an abstract object, conceived and sited in the picturesque tradition. Like the ruin of a small temple, it invites and accommodates nature around it.&nbsp; In its simplicity, indeterminacy and openness, it insinuates the lightness of touch that should guide the stewardship of the natural area in the future. Made of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) sourced from Southern Yellow Pine, the pavilion is a carbon-negative structure and an essay on the possibilities of this sustainable construction technology. A didactic design, the building showcases the CLT panels in their purest form, like a giant piece of furniture that conveys the logic of its assembly.&nbsp; The immediate way in which the material is presented underlines its structural versatility, featuring CLT performing as roof, pillar and capital. The project was designed by Professor Jesus Vassallo’s mass timber seminar at Rice University, with a team formed by graduate students Pouya Khadem and Lene Sollie in collaboration with Structural Engineer Tracy Huynh. Funding for the project was obtained through a federal grant from the US Forest Service, with additional funds provided by generous gifts to the School of Natural Sciences and the Lynn R. Lowrey Arboretum. 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In the original building, the ground floor was occupied by a team of ten milk cows, while the upper floor contained minimal dwelling facilities for the shepherd and a large space for the storage of hay. Due to the stringent degree of protection of the original construction (both the valley’s landscape and the traditional building type are under preservation regimes), it soon became apparent that the architectural intervention would be highly restrained. The project then became a subtle reinterpretation, a careful but playful process of disassembling and abstracting local housing typologies, siting strategies, and construction details, of creating something different out of the misreading of those existing conditions. Suppressing the eaves and playing with the scale and position of openings yields a building that is monolithic yet playfully anthropomorphic (it has been likened to a rural emoji), a house that is small but commanding in its posture. The geometric play of terraces and small retaining walls helps articulate the relationship of the structure to the landscape and creates several areas for outdoor life appropriate for the different times of the day.&nbsp; Inside, the ground floor plan is designed to maximize the openness of the living space, with the kitchen, utilities and stair consolidated in a compact core running along the north facade. Upstairs, the plan is swiftly divided in three equal parts, producing as many bedrooms facing south. There is no waste in this layout, which seeks to produce a sense of generosity in the spaces through the use of solid materials and unusually large openings. Both inside and out, the choice of finishes creates a subdued atmosphere, tempering the traditional construction into a more contemporary condition without belying its ethos. The use of grey paint and clay mortars helps blend the material palette of stone, wood and concrete into something close to a monochrome, resulting in an ambiguously reserved building that changes appearance with the light of the day. https://jesusvassallo.com/QRO Tue, 05 Aug 2025 20:11:34 +0000 Jesús Vassallo https://jesusvassallo.com/QRO QRO <img width="1441" height="800" width_o="1441" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba6effa9f2ccb73bae55594905545ec36404ef44d0020ad2d23afa71c8caf318/Lobby-1.png" data-mid="236685628" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba6effa9f2ccb73bae55594905545ec36404ef44d0020ad2d23afa71c8caf318/Lobby-1.png" /> <img width="1441" height="800" width_o="1441" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/678a994c6ec435204328036b95b368724e59559f83f4e16371d705a62f69570a/Sala-1.png" data-mid="236685630" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/678a994c6ec435204328036b95b368724e59559f83f4e16371d705a62f69570a/Sala-1.png" /> <img width="1441" height="800" width_o="1441" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2ad2e94fc3813374ae79f474aa33c6fe8640264a764663061c59908285a68967/Sala-2.png" data-mid="236685631" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2ad2e94fc3813374ae79f474aa33c6fe8640264a764663061c59908285a68967/Sala-2.png" /> <img width="1441" height="800" width_o="1441" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5448c84a2a5d68cd9bc22b70f2ce6affccbfe4dedf2aff834407e23661cb7c6e/Sala-3.png" data-mid="236685632" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5448c84a2a5d68cd9bc22b70f2ce6affccbfe4dedf2aff834407e23661cb7c6e/Sala-3.png" /> <img width="1441" height="800" width_o="1441" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e276409e1f39e4e57261bf82cc8a219c8a0feb6553a7d733470ce507335722d8/Sala-4.png" data-mid="236685633" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e276409e1f39e4e57261bf82cc8a219c8a0feb6553a7d733470ce507335722d8/Sala-4.png" /> <img width="1441" height="800" width_o="1441" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0a546c52d3fa7ddfc9f6431c6bb2589cf93e683b263a49e06fb6b6b3d303bcac/Techumbre.png" data-mid="236685634" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0a546c52d3fa7ddfc9f6431c6bb2589cf93e683b263a49e06fb6b6b3d303bcac/Techumbre.png" /> Contemporary Art Center in Mexico A large infrastructural space is inhabited by cubist wooden sheds containing immersive installations. The space of the museum is radical in its ambiguity between interior and exterior. As if inhabiting a ruin, air flows and plants grow under the geometric array of beams, which cast its changing shadow on the floor and walls. Somewhere between a factory and a garden, the unfamiliar setting prepares the visitor for a more intense and immediate encounter with the art work. In its formal language, the project is an homage to the work of American artist Sol LeWitt. Project authors: Jesús Vassallo, Alfonso Jiménez Enciso, and Alfonso Garduño https://jesusvassallo.com/Mesa-Trebol Tue, 05 Aug 2025 20:16:15 +0000 Jesús Vassallo https://jesusvassallo.com/Mesa-Trebol Mesa Trebol <img width="1800" height="1200" width_o="1800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bde295abf2834020ce094b9631768a206b038be790d85679beec6ff9e26e45a4/01-copy.jpg" data-mid="236685660" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bde295abf2834020ce094b9631768a206b038be790d85679beec6ff9e26e45a4/01-copy.jpg" /> <img width="800" height="1200" width_o="800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0da92dbb0599893381448f3d98d2c7d2e7e63b952942e33425cbd87000644c6e/02-copy.jpg" data-mid="236685662" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/0da92dbb0599893381448f3d98d2c7d2e7e63b952942e33425cbd87000644c6e/02-copy.jpg" /> <img width="533" height="800" width_o="533" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b3ea8325c7d9eca3dcc814114b2f461c9b0cf1425550d99c7420ce5a07fc98e/03-copy.jpg" data-mid="236685663" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/533/i/0b3ea8325c7d9eca3dcc814114b2f461c9b0cf1425550d99c7420ce5a07fc98e/03-copy.jpg" /> <img width="800" height="1200" width_o="800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/76b339d0214c37d763c611b8227cc0c80967410c54f0a94e4a52aeed90af20b4/04-copy.jpg" data-mid="236685664" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/76b339d0214c37d763c611b8227cc0c80967410c54f0a94e4a52aeed90af20b4/04-copy.jpg" /> <img width="800" height="1200" width_o="800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cbe3f6845a2aab52768b25fb82ee381dcf629af45e41570e1c4d4d06ef27940/05-copy.jpg" data-mid="236685665" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/8cbe3f6845a2aab52768b25fb82ee381dcf629af45e41570e1c4d4d06ef27940/05-copy.jpg" /> <img width="800" height="1200" width_o="800" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96a445cbc60a190cf8e36f59397464d72f56a571d6e79690474259529b79c6f9/MA_II_JV_LV_JM_006-copy.jpg" data-mid="236685666" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/96a445cbc60a190cf8e36f59397464d72f56a571d6e79690474259529b79c6f9/MA_II_JV_LV_JM_006-copy.jpg" /> Table Set Mesa Trébol is a collaboration between brothers Jesús Vassallo (architect) and Luis Vassallo (visual artist and designer). On one hand, for an architect, designing furniture can be a lighter commission—an opportunity to break free from the constraints of building design. Within the realm of furniture, a coffee table in particular—given its place in the living room—emphasizes this playful and leisurely quality. In this case, we are presented with a set of tables, a cluster that can either form the centerpiece of a room or be scattered throughout the space, finding its own place. On the other hand, for a painter, the surface of a table becomes a canvas that invites drawing. What initially began as a series of lily pad-like circles gradually evolved into more complex botanical motifs—a tropical nature of shapes that recall both the furniture of the 1950s and the lush painting style of Tarsila do Amaral. Drawing nature is a way to understand it, to learn from it—not just its forms but also its design. Drawing a plant is also a way of paying tribute to the nature of the wood that now forms this object. A reminder that this wood was once a plant, and now, through these forms, it comes to represent nature once again. Nature imitating itself. Project authors: Jesús Vassallo, Luis Vassallo https://jesusvassallo.com/99 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 20:28:31 +0000 Jesús Vassallo https://jesusvassallo.com/99 99 <img width="1270" height="800" width_o="1270" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d8dad0af7ae16b894cfaa4a2d22b82a212b178030b4ea5d3f9cb916fc1702606/V0-copy.jpg" data-mid="236685763" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d8dad0af7ae16b894cfaa4a2d22b82a212b178030b4ea5d3f9cb916fc1702606/V0-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1270" height="800" width_o="1270" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/37633fb3a44657bda3bf6cea74881f699ae71041c40126199d27ec491721bf11/V1-copy.jpg" data-mid="236685764" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/37633fb3a44657bda3bf6cea74881f699ae71041c40126199d27ec491721bf11/V1-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1270" height="800" width_o="1270" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f3d8ca3e0b7b25b8804eaee93e9e1e373b416224b613c008a168b9aa77932f2/V4-copy.jpg" data-mid="236685765" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3f3d8ca3e0b7b25b8804eaee93e9e1e373b416224b613c008a168b9aa77932f2/V4-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1270" height="800" width_o="1270" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f684c349c7c9f7bdb7fd6260a451c0298523c38bbbd56f099e390c92d206295a/V5-2-copy.jpg" data-mid="236685766" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f684c349c7c9f7bdb7fd6260a451c0298523c38bbbd56f099e390c92d206295a/V5-2-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1270" height="800" width_o="1270" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fef54db7adf226c7e1b4ecd258318efb01860f60daf3e1aabe1178b916ba80a0/V5-copy.jpg" data-mid="236685767" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fef54db7adf226c7e1b4ecd258318efb01860f60daf3e1aabe1178b916ba80a0/V5-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1270" height="800" width_o="1270" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a3d76723b82e3768c21b0ce6dcfb29adffa4fa35c1cc00d0a5f641fb1a639fe0/V6-copy.jpg" data-mid="236685768" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a3d76723b82e3768c21b0ce6dcfb29adffa4fa35c1cc00d0a5f641fb1a639fe0/V6-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1270" height="800" width_o="1270" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bf885182ea9ef5de5505db75cfc54408ec84bf0182cec0e375463113d473b992/V7-copy.jpg" data-mid="236685769" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bf885182ea9ef5de5505db75cfc54408ec84bf0182cec0e375463113d473b992/V7-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1270" height="800" width_o="1270" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c47622e23359130c88473dbc0623e3f003048a9f94fd62fa8b1d32836622446/V8-copy.jpg" data-mid="236685770" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c47622e23359130c88473dbc0623e3f003048a9f94fd62fa8b1d32836622446/V8-copy.jpg" /> Affordable Courtyard Housing Typology The project is an affordable housing community for senior citizens, located in the South Congress neighborhood of Austin. It serves a population that no longer needs or can afford a big house, yet wants to retain independence, enjoy a tight knit community, and stay close to the amenities of the city. Designed to be 3D printed with earthen materials, the project maximizes the capacity of existing print beds by arranging six small dwellings in its perimeter. Mirroring this layout, it generates a courtyard that becomes the heart of the small community, providing an intimate and safe environment for the sociability of the new dwellers. A larger community can be built out of the addition of several of these courtyards, connected by pedestrian streets and car alleyways, and served by small ancillary buildings. Because of its simplicity and economy of means, this project can easily be adapted to serve other populations, such as veterans, single mothers or graduate students. With its architecture of load bearing walls and flat roofs, the project takes inspiration from the Native American and Spanish Adobe constructions, to create a communal housing typology that offers affordability, as well as a sense of protection and belonging. https://jesusvassallo.com/Kingsride Tue, 05 Aug 2025 20:50:34 +0000 Jesús Vassallo https://jesusvassallo.com/Kingsride Kingsride <img width="1422" height="800" width_o="1422" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f5e7a5dd285e36eba328077e5887ff0eb6d3ba0f8c58d8c4460f85afb05eb3f/02.png" data-mid="236686177" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f5e7a5dd285e36eba328077e5887ff0eb6d3ba0f8c58d8c4460f85afb05eb3f/02.png" /> <img width="1600" height="900" width_o="1600" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/834b9138eeea02413e4e5d24152550c0ca8d5b37bee044b8d1da38b34770e23a/01.png" data-mid="236686176" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/834b9138eeea02413e4e5d24152550c0ca8d5b37bee044b8d1da38b34770e23a/01.png" /> <img width="1422" height="800" width_o="1422" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c2405183f3a31b31536c3cbea8e88760be7ba52f4ea3d457694477fa0e3156d5/03.png" data-mid="236686178" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c2405183f3a31b31536c3cbea8e88760be7ba52f4ea3d457694477fa0e3156d5/03.png" /> <img width="1422" height="800" width_o="1422" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5149874d3f289e792d29da5f2f47ac5d46649b864c02a0bec09244a98183f2a2/04.png" data-mid="236686179" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5149874d3f289e792d29da5f2f47ac5d46649b864c02a0bec09244a98183f2a2/04.png" /> <img width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d982dd3171027e653b2d7945d28995d0f8d092524edef7d5d2996edc97889a2/06.png" data-mid="236686181" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/2d982dd3171027e653b2d7945d28995d0f8d092524edef7d5d2996edc97889a2/06.png" /> Upcycling of 1970s Strip Mall We were approached by a developer who specializes in the adaptive reuse of existing buildings to create new retail and hospitality hubs. They wanted to work with a different kind of architect that could provide an out of the box approach, as well as a commitment to construction integrity. The building itself was a prototypical Houston strip mall spanning the whole length of a city block. The strategy here was to carve into the existing structure to bring natural light and vegetation in, by inserting a series of small gardens, courtyards and open loggias. The aim of all these interventions is to create a buffer between the busy commercial street and the spaces of the project, allowing it to become an oasis in the city. https://jesusvassallo.com/Casa-Selva Sat, 01 Oct 2022 20:18:59 +0000 Jesús Vassallo https://jesusvassallo.com/Casa-Selva Casa Selva <img width="1439" height="900" width_o="1439" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eaa9bf6af9013ec66ae2273fd721698909285d43b89a15b251c11b00b3ab19f9/V1.png" data-mid="154585644" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eaa9bf6af9013ec66ae2273fd721698909285d43b89a15b251c11b00b3ab19f9/V1.png" /> <img width="1388" height="800" width_o="1388" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cce718cd147e8119b45ffd0b1f5d9be4a5dbcec83a77af3fb0df13e559179378/V2.png" data-mid="154585645" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cce718cd147e8119b45ffd0b1f5d9be4a5dbcec83a77af3fb0df13e559179378/V2.png" /> <img width="1549" height="800" width_o="1549" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4cdf05b35a41879a1622b3f667d64159916c50b75f032df7e5530c124bb66cef/V4.png" data-mid="154585646" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4cdf05b35a41879a1622b3f667d64159916c50b75f032df7e5530c124bb66cef/V4.png" /> <img width="1100" height="1000" width_o="1100" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d72c29a9545a2a89f8825a2fb8e8696a2573c70a57d28e00324fac0e078c02b1/V6.png" data-mid="154585654" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d72c29a9545a2a89f8825a2fb8e8696a2573c70a57d28e00324fac0e078c02b1/V6.png" /> <img width="1439" height="900" width_o="1439" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f15042bc3d3901aa484a66789f7fa8d40332f8e54d2dfd80d830b0524eb2120a/V11.png" data-mid="154585657" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f15042bc3d3901aa484a66789f7fa8d40332f8e54d2dfd80d830b0524eb2120a/V11.png" /> <img width="1261" height="900" width_o="1261" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4784550971a042331f0a6186b7dd79a365390711b5d61fd893cc70e654c275b/V13.png" data-mid="154585660" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4784550971a042331f0a6186b7dd79a365390711b5d61fd893cc70e654c275b/V13.png" /> <img width="889" height="889" width_o="889" height_o="889" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/707aeaf3c316c4af73f624cc0fc2b56f3fbde153b002f86ae6fa0bd4dc86c1e5/V42.png" data-mid="154585662" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/889/i/707aeaf3c316c4af73f624cc0fc2b56f3fbde153b002f86ae6fa0bd4dc86c1e5/V42.png" /> Housing for hospitality workers in Tulum, Mexico The project provides affordable rents for the workers of the hotel and restaurant industries that are currently being displaced due to a local surge in the cost of housing. The design of the buildings, comprising 120 apartments, common areas, and retail spaces is compact and efficient without renouncing a certain gravitas. The four-storey volumes are organized in a series of interlocking comb-like blocks, generating multiple interconnected courtyards. All open spaces in the masterplan retain their existing vegetation, made up of native palm and deciduous trees, which buffer the units from each other and the project as a whole. The massing and color of the buildings are designed to work with the dappled light filtering through the forest canopy. Each dwelling is a simple tube of space that puts the dweller in contact with nature. Project authors: Alfonso Jiménez Enciso, Alfonso Garduño, and Jesús Vassallo Renders: Andrea Oliveros Grajeda https://jesusvassallo.com/Fifth-Ward-Haven Fri, 09 Jun 2023 15:39:31 +0000 Jesús Vassallo https://jesusvassallo.com/Fifth-Ward-Haven Fifth Ward Haven <img width="1279" height="800" width_o="1279" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f48988584dae178135e81843ac8875b329b6b971ef3b7581d39f6cc10e5a185/1.jpg" data-mid="181582974" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f48988584dae178135e81843ac8875b329b6b971ef3b7581d39f6cc10e5a185/1.jpg" /> <img width="1361" height="800" width_o="1361" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56b7031d8259afaeabe9878fafc4220e8b299c9e876d1f271c31032ca58729cd/2.jpg" data-mid="181582976" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/56b7031d8259afaeabe9878fafc4220e8b299c9e876d1f271c31032ca58729cd/2.jpg" /> <img width="1279" height="800" width_o="1279" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2bc970578dcb50639df0a2c6008e673c194f61de6570cce0096f059d561e44a5/3.jpg" data-mid="181582977" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2bc970578dcb50639df0a2c6008e673c194f61de6570cce0096f059d561e44a5/3.jpg" /> <img width="1120" height="800" width_o="1120" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/34e36c9935588968ec96f9bfe8b550cc80a7b7e6b6cb2eab4fab60e37c265ca7/4.jpg" data-mid="181582979" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/34e36c9935588968ec96f9bfe8b550cc80a7b7e6b6cb2eab4fab60e37c265ca7/4.jpg" /> <img width="1120" height="800" width_o="1120" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3b7496ae80a692e78512e6543b32fe5678ae801d378cc7ba4f85963bc60f455/5.jpg" data-mid="181582980" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b3b7496ae80a692e78512e6543b32fe5678ae801d378cc7ba4f85963bc60f455/5.jpg" /> <img width="720" height="800" width_o="720" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5518f87be3b810bf0eed51d9190b4d5170dc3286b81a05019be815885467dba3/6.jpg" data-mid="181582981" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/5518f87be3b810bf0eed51d9190b4d5170dc3286b81a05019be815885467dba3/6.jpg" /> <img width="1279" height="800" width_o="1279" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ad2ddafab08da449c6198db4e5f9f175ef0887f48c4d8ca154debff6813bc804/7.jpg" data-mid="181582982" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ad2ddafab08da449c6198db4e5f9f175ef0887f48c4d8ca154debff6813bc804/7.jpg" /> Community Center and Emergency Shelter in Houston The community center is located along Lyons Avenue, in Houston’s Fifth Ward, one of the city’s historic African American communities. The site is chosen such that the community center reinforces an East-West axis of neighborhood civic institutions, and becomes the logistic center for its famed Easter Renaissance Festival. Additionally, the site is located on high ground, South of one of the most vulnerable parts of town which sit on the floodplain, making it a natural haven for neighbors affected by Houston’s recurring flood events. On normal days, the Fifth Ward Haven acts as a neighborhood hub for cultural, and civic events, as well as a place where children of all ages can enjoy after school activities and play in a safe and inspiring environment. On the day of an emergency, however, the free plan of the building is cleared out to operate as a shelter, with the ancillary modules flanking the main volume acting as support spaces to provide all basic needs, and symbolically represent the strength and resilience of the neighborhood. https://jesusvassallo.com/TAC Sat, 03 Jun 2023 23:13:01 +0000 Jesús Vassallo https://jesusvassallo.com/TAC TAC! <img width="1067" height="800" width_o="1067" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de925dad0e26771b97a26ff9b272fc00b0867567fb7d82346e53a359131f7a67/1.jpg" data-mid="180908724" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de925dad0e26771b97a26ff9b272fc00b0867567fb7d82346e53a359131f7a67/1.jpg" /> <img width="1067" height="800" width_o="1067" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61d89ca4483cc06d6677ff1f24bb42570c01ff1adbb0ec2f7b3185715af80f4e/2.jpg" data-mid="180908725" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/61d89ca4483cc06d6677ff1f24bb42570c01ff1adbb0ec2f7b3185715af80f4e/2.jpg" /> <img width="1067" height="800" width_o="1067" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d32151b909a02c224e9748c0116494131dc45234e5353a77ecb0d74c3255b914/3.jpg" data-mid="180908726" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d32151b909a02c224e9748c0116494131dc45234e5353a77ecb0d74c3255b914/3.jpg" /> <img width="1067" height="800" width_o="1067" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6358f75fb5deb5eb3b6a24c635f7d8c3602d7c422f0c8084f0becd8768aaff98/4.jpg" data-mid="180908727" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6358f75fb5deb5eb3b6a24c635f7d8c3602d7c422f0c8084f0becd8768aaff98/4.jpg" /> <img width="1067" height="800" width_o="1067" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3e363de5e1fe24aec94ecea6c6699af34964c126c745d69e8ffa07d45744ff5/5.jpg" data-mid="180908729" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b3e363de5e1fe24aec94ecea6c6699af34964c126c745d69e8ffa07d45744ff5/5.jpg" /> <img width="1067" height="800" width_o="1067" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b302669e1bbe9053f9e494d3527becf88b7a86367b400088f577b28016c0422e/6.jpg" data-mid="180908731" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b302669e1bbe9053f9e494d3527becf88b7a86367b400088f577b28016c0422e/6.jpg" /> Pavilion for an Architecture Festival in Valencia, Spain The competition (3rd Prize) for a pavilion to host a week of events for an architecture festival called for the temporary occupation of an empty lot in the old quarters of Valencia. Upon studying the site, we learnt that the neighbors were campaigning to keep the property from being built and wanted to turn it permanently into a park. Our proposal consists of a light structure—a hacked greenhouse kit of parts—with a garden inside of it. After the festival activities are over, the greenhouse structure will be reused as a nursery for the Parks Department, while the garden will stay behind as an act of guerrilla urbanism to aid the neighbors in their campaign. Project authors: Jesús Vassallo and RELLAM