Andi Piper

Mexico City is one of many cities with an excess of sloped, seemingly unbuildable, land as well as substantial population living in informal housing.  Synergy proposes a grouping of affordable, high density housing, interspersed with commercial and community spaces, fit into the hill side, acting simultaneously as a retaining wall and an icon for the neighborhood.  Circulation is integral to the system.  Horizontal, vertical and diagonal planes converge, allowing connection and preventing a break in the urban fabric.