SINKING: city

Expose the nature of the ground condition in Xochimilco. I want to address the sinking city, the manmade nature, and the ever-growing urban conditions that exist in Mexico City, and more specifically, Xochimilco. I hoped to illustrate these contradictory conditions by peeling up and inserting the buildings between the existing ground plane composed of either manmade conditions, or murky waterways. I hoped that the use of layers, and basic forms would not only have a more powerful and sublte effect, but also address some of the rich history of Mexican public works. The resulting spaces situated in separate sites, expose two main conditions: that of constructed nature, and construction sinking into nature.


by Donald Gonzales