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Biblioteca Vasconcelos in Mexico City, Mexico

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Biblioteca Vasconcelos

2006 · Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

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Library in Mexico City, Mexico

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Biblioteca Vasconcelos

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico · City-level coordinates only

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Biblioteca VasconcelosBiblioteca Vasconcelos

2006 · Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

Edwin LutyensEdwin Lutyens

1888 · London, England, United Kingdom

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20061888
PlaceMexico City, Mexico City, MexicoLondon, England, United Kingdom
Place contextMexico City, Mexico City, MexicoRepresentative site: Holy Island, Holy Island, United Kingdom
Climate9°C · 12.7h daylight · 6 km/h wind5°C · 14.6h daylight · 6 km/h wind · via Lindisfarne Castle
FocusLibrary102 works in corpus
Architects
  • Alberto Kalach
  • Edwin Lutyens
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Taller de Arquitectura X

Notable works

  • Lindisfarne Castle
  • Renishaw Hall
  • Deanery Garden
  • Overstrand Hall
Typologies
  • library
  • cultural building
  • public building
  • building
  • house
  • landscape
  • civic building
  • infrastructure
  • hospitality
  • church
  • sacred space
Materials
  • steel
  • glass
  • concrete
  • timber
  • stone
  • brick
  • glass
Carbon signals

Concrete, Steel, and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Steel
  • Glass

Brick, Glass, and Stone look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Brick
  • Glass
  • Stone
Lower-carbon levers
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible30 of 30 recorded works are publicly accessible
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