XV. Mexico City, Mexico

XVI. Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico — Sicong Zhang

Mexico City is the capital city and the largest city of Mexico. It is the most populous city in North America, 6th in the world in terms of urban area population. The city was founded in 1521 by the Spanish conquistadors on the site of original Aztec empire capital, Tenochtitlán, which makes it one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban settlements in the western world. The city is not located along any rivers, rather situated in an inland basin surrounded by the Valley of Mexico. It is one of Mexico’s 32 federal entities. The city itself is divided into 16 boroughs, while the Greater Mexico City encompasses 60 municipalities from the State of Mexcio with one from the state of Hidalgo.

Left | Centro Historico. Right | Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral (1813).

Population:
Urban: 9,209,944 people
Metro (Greater Mexico City): 21,804,515 people

Area:
Urban 1,485 km2 (573.35 sq mi)
Metro 7866.1 km2 (3037.1 sq mi)

Population Density:
Urban Average: 6200 people/km2
Metro Average:2771.9 people/km2

Politics:
Mexico City houses the federal government as well as the city’s own government. The federal district (which is also Mexico City itself) is divided into 16 administrative areas, or delegaciones. Many administrative functions are centralized, but some powers are divided among the delegaciones. The mayor is elected by popular vote to a six-year term.

Upper Left | Mexico City’s Most densely populated suburb Iztapalapa. Upper Right | Plaza de la Constitución, also known as Zócalo, Mexico City’s Main Square. Lower Left | Low-income Neighborhood. Lower Right | El Centro Histórico, downtown Mexico City.

Mexico City, Mexico | High Density Buildig Typologies

Mexico City, Mexico | Means of transportation

Mexico City, Mexico | Traffic hubs and nodes

Mexico City, Mexico | Urban Void Spaces

Mexico City, Mexico | Lindavista Sur, Gustavo A. Madero

Area: 2.323 km2
Population: 18,856 people
Population Density: 8,117 people/km2

Mexico City, Mexico | Tabacalera, Cuauhtémoc

Area: 1.207 km2
Population: 11,969 people
Population Density: 9,916 people/km2

Mexico City, Mexico | San Francisco Culhuacan, Culhuacan

Area: 1.219 square km
Population: 24,904 people
Population Density: 20,430 people/km2

Pixel Culhuacan | Mexico City, Mexico

The proposed mixed-use affordable housing project Pixel Culhuacan is located in one of Mexico City’s oldest neighborhood. Taking ancestry from being one of Coyoacán’s seven original villages, the neighborhood inherits a rich cultural history dating back to the conquering of the Mexica in 1347. Even after becoming one of the 18 recognized barrios of modern Mexico City, the neighborhood retains its organic layout of the original town-scape.

Within the neighborhood are the many 1-3 story tall residences, oftentimes accompanied with cornershops if located along the streets. Being a historical settlement, roads are extremely narrow, limiting the vehicular traffic, thus leaving the neighborhood very much pedestrian friendly.

To tackle the neighborhood’s problems of mass illegal/informal expansion and lack of green space, Pixel Culhuacan proposes a speculative mixed-use affordable housing design. By stacking and weaving modular residential units with communal and commercial programs such as daycare, community center, roof garden, coworking space, retail, cafe, restaurant, and cornerstores, the project aims to provide an affordable housing solution and a much needed public green space. The proposal also keeps in mind the local culture of self-expanding, which, structural framework are built into the design for each unit to allow future need-based expansion if so desired by the residents.

Pixel Culhuacan | Axonometric

Pixel Culhuacan | Typologies & Expansion Diagram

Pixel Culhuacan | Statistics, Section & Site Plan

Culhuacan, Mexico City | Pixel Culhuacan

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— AQQ