墨西哥·韦拉克鲁斯科索莱卡克主广场

科索莱阿卡克市主广场的改造是墨西哥联邦政府资助、由 SEDATU 协调的全国性公共空间改造项目的一部分。该广场的设计原则与改善社会生活质量的理念相一致，该理念基于对人们使用现有物理设施的方式和原因的深入研究。

The renewal of the main plaza of Cosoleacaque city is part of a nation-wide program of public space interventions under the SEDATU coordination and financed by the federal government of Mexico. The design principles applied to this specific plaza are aligned to the idea of the improvement of the quality of social life based on a deep review of how and why people have used the existing physical facilities.

由于气候条件（亚热带湿润）、古老的文化根源（可追溯到前西班牙时代）以及项目预算紧张，整个公共空间改造（包括周围的人行道）都经过了深度重新配置，以响应基本的设计策略，例如使用灵活性、在良好条件下优化现有元素、引入当地也可获得的重型性能材料。

Due the climate conditions (subtropical-humid), ancient cultural roots (dating before the pre-Hispanic epoch) as much as the tight budget assigned to the project, the whole public space intervention (including sidewalks around) was deeply reconfigured in response to basic design strategies such as flexibility of use, the recycling / optimization of existing elements in good conditions, introduction of materials with heavy duty performance also available locally.

一个关键策略是提供尽可能多的遮荫，既包括建筑和自然植被，也包括引入新的形象特征，旨在重现当地文化元素（例如彩色十字条纹、圆形环），以增强来自这个特定地方的人们的归属感。作为上述策略的一部分，几十年前建造的混凝土拱门作为广场的虚拟围墙，主要用于美观，现在被一条 54 米长的拱形走廊取代，该走廊将为临时的传统社交聚会和庆祝活动提供屋顶。

A key strategy is to provide as much shade as possible -from both, architectural and natural vegetation, as well as the introduction of a new image-character, oriented to recreate elements from local culture (color-cross stripes, circular rings for instance), in order to reinforce a sense of belonging for the people from this specific place. As part of the strategies mentioned, the concrete arches that were built few decades ago as a virtual enclosure to the plaza with basically aesthetical purposes, were replaced by a single line of 54meter long vaulted corridor that will provide roof for temporary-traditional social gatherings and celebrations.

同时，对现有的拱形露天舞台（可追溯到二十世纪中叶）进行了调整，移除了不必要的元素，并增加了一个粘土块屏幕，作为现有平台的背景，平台也进行了重塑。几乎一半的现有树木（虽然不是特有物种）因其年龄而得到保留，因此种植了新的幼树以延长树荫。所选材料包括有色天然混凝土与传统手工砖和半工业化砖。

At the same time, the existing vaulted open stage (dating from mid-twenty century) were tuned with the removal of unnecessary elements and the addition of a clay-block screen that serves as the background for the existing platform that was also reshaped. Almost half of the existing trees (although are not endemic species) were preserved due its age, so new young trees were planted to extend shade. Pigmented and natural concrete, combined with artisan-traditional and semi-industrialized bricks are part of the chosen materials.

▽总平面图，plan

▽正立面图，facade A

▽正立面图，facadeB

Project name: Plaza Principal Cosoleacaque Veracruz

Company name: reyes ríos + larraín arquitectos

Website: www.reyesrioslarrain.com

Contact e-mail: info@reyesrioslarrain.com

Project location: Cosoleacaque, Veracruz, Mexico

Completion Year: 2022

Building area (m²): 3,000 m²

Other participants: Colectivo Mx / Gabriel Konzevik

Photo credits: Andrés Cedillo / Grupo Provimex