GUADALUPE BLOCKS


2019
San Antonio,Texas
Professional
Overland Partners
Design and built in Partnership: Anagisel Toscano, Courtney Jones, Andrew Jones, Adriana Lintz, Anne Stack, James Jones, Kelsey Jones



This community-focused installation is an initiative from the interns of Overland Partners Architects to reactivate Plaza Guadalupe, an important square located in the west side of San Antonio, Texas. The mission is to preserve the essence of the Plaza and celebrate the Mexican-American heritage.
The boxes echo the modularity of the existing structure it is placed. They are both stationary and dynamic, functioning as a blank canvas for the community to use. In the evening, they bring color and light through the perforations, which is an abstract representation of the plaza’s footprint.