This project serves as a gateway to the border city of Naco, reducing road space to create pedestrian zones. It’s a public plaza where previously only the passage of the highway and the connection of streets existed. Now, this public center, with a covered market, a small outdoor forum, and a lookout point, slows down traffic, organizes the flow of cars, creates pedestrian crossings, and widens sidewalks so that the community gains space. The project consists of creating a small island that gives identity to the town and provides safe, well-lit public spaces.
The supply program of a market is complemented by a lookout tower to provide access to the rooftop terraces and climb one more level to be able to see the entire city and also visually connect with the city of Bisbee, Arizona, on the other side of the border wall. In this way, the work serves as a visual bridge between both communities, highlights the views of the Sierra de San José, and allows the inhabitants of Naco, a city made up of one-story buildings, to see themselves from above for the first time and also see the other side without the fragmentation imposed by the wall.
It is a space that borders a baseball field and serves as a vestibule, bleachers, and a space for celebrations and public gatherings.
This project serves as a gateway to the border city of Naco, reducing road space to create pedestrian zones. It’s a public plaza where previously only the passage of the highway and the connection of streets existed. Now, this public center, with a covered market, a small outdoor forum, and a lookout point, slows down traffic, organizes the flow of cars, creates pedestrian crossings, and widens sidewalks so that the community gains space. The project consists of creating a small island that gives identity to the town and provides safe, well-lit public spaces.
The supply program of a market is complemented by a lookout tower to provide access to the rooftop terraces and climb one more level to be able to see the entire city and also visually connect with the city of Bisbee, Arizona, on the other side of the border wall. In this way, the work serves as a visual bridge between both communities, highlights the views of the Sierra de San José, and allows the inhabitants of Naco, a city made up of one-story buildings, to see themselves from above for the first time and also see the other side without the fragmentation imposed by the wall.
It is a space that borders a baseball field and serves as a vestibule, bleachers, and a space for celebrations and public gatherings.