Laguna inhabits a former 1920s factory in Mexico City’s La Doctores neighbourhood, known for its workshops and repair shops. It’s a collaborative space and social platform, featuring workshops, galleries and a cultural programme. The masterplan has time as one of its main principles. There is no hurry or need to get it done, it pauses and observes, it learns, and allows for change.

Our approach was to observe Laguna beyond its walls, understanding it as a fragment of the greater landscape, with its historic dry vegetation and lake. We introduced a landscape inspired by the forest of Mexico’s basin, bringing pieces of the countryside that surround us into the former factory. Fruit trees and medicinal plants complement the endemic palette, adapting to a realistic transformation of our natural landscape and enhancing the diversity Laguna pushes for.