arquitectura
Rootstudio
Oaxaca, México
Studio based in Oaxaca (Mexico) focused on earth construction and vernacular techniques from the region. It works with adobe, rammed earth and bahareque alongside local master builders, recovering traditional building knowledge and adapting it to contemporary housing and facilities. Its practice integrates bioclimatic strategies suited to the Oaxacan climate, local materials and community participation. It champions earth as a structural material with a very low footprint and architecture as a vehicle for cultural identity and local economy.
- Category
- Architecture
- Region
- Oaxaca, México
- Official website
- rootstudio.com.mx
Why we chose it
Because it recovers adobe and earth-building techniques from Oaxaca alongside local master builders, demonstrating their continued relevance as a low-footprint structural material.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rootstudio located?
- Rootstudio is based in Oaxaca, México.
- Why is Rootstudio in the Descarboniza directory?
- Because it recovers adobe and earth-building techniques from Oaxaca alongside local master builders, demonstrating their continued relevance as a low-footprint structural material.
