PRODUCTORA
Mexico City, Mexico
PRODUCTORA is an architecture studio founded in 2006. Currently the firm is run by partners Carlos Bedoya, Victor Jaime and Wonne Ickx, and associate Natalia Badía. Their first larger public project, the Teopanzolco Cultural Center, received the Oscar Niemeyer Award for Latin American Architecture (2018), the International Prize at the Biennial of Architecture of Quito (2018) and the Simon Architecture Prize (2018). PRODUCTORA has a strong interest in working within historical contexts or existing buildings. Their office is located at Laguna, a former textile factory that has slowly been transformed. Laguna received the Pan American Award at the Quito Biennial (2024) and was recognized by the Architectural Review (New into Old Awards, 2023). Rooftop Prim, a lightweight intervention within a historic building in downtown Mexico City received an AIA-New York Design Award (2021). Since 2015, they have been established in the US and completed residential projects in Los Angeles, Denver, St. Louis, and New York. In 2022, PRODUCTORA delivered the net-zero office building, The Houston Endowment Headquarters, Texas, in collaboration with KDA.
2025 Biennial Project
Project Overview
Manuel Dublán Reurbano
Manuel Dublán Reurbano transforms an early twentieth-century patio house into a mixed-use complex with seventeen residential units and ground-floor commercial spaces. The adaptive-reuse project preserves key elements of the historic structure—its floor plan, central staircase, high ceilings, and original blue detailing on columns and friezes—while introducing new features that attract new residents to the neighborhood and contribute to its revitalization. The passageways, for example, extend apartments into the courtyard and create private outdoor spaces for each unit.
Venue
View moreChicago Cultural Center
Address
78 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602
Neighborhood
The Loop
Description
Completed in 1897 as Chicago’s first central library, the building was established as the Chicago Cultural Center, the nation’s first and most comprehensive free municipal cultural venue, in 1991. One of the most visited attractions in Chicago, the stunning landmark building is home to two magnificent stained-glass domes, as well as free art exhibitions, performances, tours, lectures, family activities, music, and more – presented by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and many others.
