Police Pavilion by Escobedo Soliz

Police Pavilion
Police Pavilion
Photo Courtesy of Escobedo Soliz

The project is located in a public park on the residential neighborhood of Bosques de las Lomas, in the western part of Mexico City.

Police Pavilion
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The small prefabricated pavilion is settled on the higher point of the park’s topography to have a better visual control and presence from the outside.

Police Pavilion
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The building is deployed on the natural slope of the terrain’s topography from a concrete block basement that serves as storage and as the base to set up the light wooden structure of the Police Booth.

Police Pavilion
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The wooden skeleton is made up from a standard frame, that repeats itself to generate the whole structure. The outer skin is made of an OSB panel covered by a light sheet of black steel.

Police Pavilion
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On the inside, the skin gets softer and warmer thanks to the plywood –panels.

Police Pavilion
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The black exterior of the main volume helps the building to blend with the shadows of the trees and the tectonic language of the wood, give a sense of an ephemeral and respectful intervention to the natural context of the park.

Police Pavilion
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The roof is separated from the main volume to allow natural light and cross ventilation to the inside. The building has a very simple program: a resting space and a bathroom.

Police Pavilion
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The purpose of this building is to aid the local police officers that patrol the neighborhood 24/7 with a shelter to cover their basic needs. Source by Escobedo Soliz.

Police Pavilion
Photo Courtesy of Escobedo Soliz
  • Location: Mexico City, Mexico
  • Architect: Escobedo Soliz
  • Principal: Andres Soliz Paz & Lazbent Pavel Escobedo Amaral
  • Collaborators: Hiroshi Ando Ponce de Leon, Diana Monroy Guevara, Sherguev Salayen Escobedo Amaral
  • Area: 12 sqm
  • Year: 2017
  • Photographs: Courtesy of Escobedo Soliz
Police Pavilion
Model
Police Pavilion
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