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Juan Hippolito House
San Pedro Apostol, Mexico
Written by:
Joao Caeiro
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Recycled adobe, wood, reused tiles and cactus.

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Category:
housing
Phase:
in use
Design:
b_rootstudio
Updated:
29 July 2013
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Recycled adobes, wood, reused tiles and cactus. A house in a village constructed with local resources by architecture students.

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