A stepped facade fronts this pink business constructing in Mexico known as Rosadoce, designed by native studio Reims 502 to go well with varied tenants over its lifespan.
Rosadoce is positioned in a low-density residential neighbourhood close to the historic centre of Querétaro, a state in north-central Mexico, which is redeveloping right into a mixed-use space.
The studio mentioned the 840-square-metre constructing was “conceived as an adaptable city asset” that may operate as a single unit, 4 unbiased business areas or sixteen smaller modules, guaranteeing its longevity and value effectively into the long run.
“Rosadoce by Reims 502 is a versatile business constructing in Querétaro, Mexico, designed as an adaptable city platform for work, commerce and public life,” mentioned the studio.
“Designed throughout the pandemic, it rethinks business structure in response to altering patterns of labor, consumption and concrete life.”
Native planning constraints decided the constructing’s scale, whereas its “non-referential type” advanced from varied design methods, the studio mentioned.
It reaches seven metres in peak – the utmost peak allowed above avenue stage – which led the studio to carve out a semi-basement stage to extend usable space.
Above floor are two open-plan ranges, organised round a central stair and punctured by vertical voids that naturally mild and ventilate the constructing.
In the meantime, the basement at the moment accommodates service areas together with parking and plant rooms. Nevertheless, equally to the remainder of the constructing, it has an open-plan structure to assist future business exercise.
Crowning Rosadoce is a usable rooftop crammed with planters that present thermal insulation.
Rosadoce’s distinct entrance elevation is fashioned from a sequence of staggered openings, described by the studio as evoking an “inverted stair”. This permits in mild and air flow whereas sustaining privateness.
“The inverted-stair facade creates horizontal openings for daylight and views whereas regulating visible permeability from the road,” mentioned the studio.
“As a result of the constructing’s future makes use of stay open-ended, the facade avoids extreme transparency and supplies a managed threshold between public publicity and inside flexibility.”
The pink render that colors the constructing’s exterior, offered by lime-based merchandise producer Nanocal, was chosen as a nod to the rose-colored quarry stone that defines Querétaro’s historic centre.
This similar color was used all through the mission, with the metal construction, concrete blockwork, grilles and repair tools all completed in the identical tone, making a heat really feel for the inside.
In line with the studio, the constructing’s future flexibility is achieved by way of the mix of open plans in addition to “uncovered building, passive environmental methods and an lively rooftop”.
“This permits it to reply to completely different financial eventualities, tenant profiles, subletting preparations and future programmes with out main structural alterations,” mentioned Reims 502.
The mission is on the eight-strong shortlist for the small office inside class of the 2026 Dezeen Awards.
Different pink buildings in Mexico embody a co-living house block with a sequence of arched types by Estudio Zero and a minimalist home sandwiched between two buildings by César Béjar Studio.
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