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2006 · Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

Biblioteca Vasconcelos image

Library in Mexico City, Mexico

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Biblioteca Vasconcelos

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

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Library in Mexico City, Mexico

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Field	Biblioteca Vasconcelos 2006 · Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico	NBBJ Singapore, Singapore
Type	work	bureau
Year / years	2006	Unrecorded
Place	Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico	Singapore, Singapore
Place context	Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico	Representative site: Singapore, Singapore
Climate	11°C · 12.7h daylight · 5 km/h wind	28°C · 12.2h daylight · 5 km/h wind · via Sail @ Marina Bay
Focus	Library	2 works in corpus
Architects	Alberto Kalach	No architects linked yet.
Linked context	Bureaus Taller de Arquitectura X	Notable works Sail @ Marina Bay Akerselva Atrium
Typologies	library cultural building public building	offices office buildings skyscrapers residential mixed use
Materials	steel glass concrete	glass
Carbon signals	Concrete, Steel, and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette. Concrete Steel Glass	Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette. Glass
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.	Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
Accessibility	Publicly accessible	Access not recorded across linked works
Related books	No linked books yet.	No linked books yet.