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Quinta Monroy

2003 · Iquique, Tarapaca Region, Chile

Iquique, Tarapaca Region, Chile

22°C · 11.5h daylight · 7 km/h wind

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Quinta Monroy

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Iquique, Tarapaca Region, Chile

Climate: 22°C · 11.5h daylight · 7 km/h wind

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Quinta Monroy

2003 · Iquique, Tarapaca Region, Chile

Taller de Arquitectura XTaller de Arquitectura X

1981 · Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20031981
PlaceIquique, Tarapaca Region, ChileMexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Place contextIquique, Tarapaca Region, ChileRepresentative site: Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Climate22°C · 11.5h daylight · 7 km/h wind13°C · 12.7h daylight · 2 km/h wind · via Kurimanzutto
FocusAffordable housing2 works in corpus
Architects
  • Alejandro Aravena
  • Alberto Kalach
Linked context

Bureaus

  • ELEMENTAL

Notable works

  • Kurimanzutto
  • Biblioteca Vasconcelos
Typologies
  • housing
  • social housing
  • residential
  • gallery
  • house
  • library
  • cultural building
  • public building
Materials
  • concrete
  • masonry
  • steel
  • glass
  • concrete
Carbon signals

Concrete and Brick look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Brick

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

  • Concrete
  • Steel
  • Glass
Lower-carbon levers
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • 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.
AccessibilityAccess not recorded2 of 2 recorded works are publicly accessible
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