Matatlán Oaxaca is a traditional town where mezcal production takes place.

© Onnis Luque

Architects: AMBROSI I ETCHEGARAY

Location: Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico

Architects In Charge: Jorge Ambrosi y Gabriela Etchegaray

Area: 360.0 sqm

Project Year: 2014

Photographs: Onnis Luque, Rafael Gamo

Collaborators: Gerardo Reyes

Client: Mezcales milagrito S.A de C.V

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From the architect. Matatlán Oaxaca is a traditional town where mezcal production takes place.

© Rafael Gamo

Local producers struggle to preserve its product in the rising market where traditional means are part of the artisanal production.
Section A

The commission was to renew the spaces for production gaining the necessary approvals to export the mezcal.

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The Project organizes the production phases around the earth oven.

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Floor Plan

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Frames over frames limit each space where rammed-earth from the plot is placed as a ritual to the land where the family produces its traditional mezcal.

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