Cueva de Luz is a project that questions the boundaries of urban development in our cities. It reflects that citizen empowerment and the collaboration of public and private efforts can go beyond the pre-established restrictions of development "codes," which often contradict common sense and community aspirations. It is a project that proposes the social construction of habitat from a viable, manageable, and accessible scale within the complexity of the city.
The project was a coordinated effort between EntreNos Atelier, the Integral System of Artistic Training for Social Inclusion (SIFAIS), and the community of La Carpio.
Schematic Design
The importance of the program and the urban requalification stemming from it is formalized in the imprint of this wooden building, the largest of its kind in the region, located in one of the most socially vulnerable areas of the greater metropolitan area. This model can be replicated in other parts of the country. As urban acupuncture, it demonstrates a process of appropriation by the users; the project was already being used before its completion when the work conditions allowed for it. The project has sparked a series of collateral initiatives and interventions that are driving urban regeneration from the root of human relationships and active citizenship.