The IJAS is the Government’s cell in charge of the administration and financial support of the None Profit Organizations (NPOs).
I was hired by architect Ignacio Osuna who knew that I had a previous experience designing a proposal for the new IJAS’ offices. Together we designed a second proposal which was into the usual orders of simplicity and functionality:
NICE, QUICK & CHEAP.
But the IJAS asked for something more extroverted, that would reflect the new vision of the Government ideals and to become a reference for the surrounding context.
In order to find a concept we designed a collage that could express better ideas. The result was the neurons, the interconnections that make our system work perfectly. It’s because of these interconnections between the government and the NPOs that these societies can operate, dividing the connections to the main users’ benefits.
It‘s comprehended by regular offices, an investigation area, auditorium for 500 users, training rooms, and another section of offices for the main NPOs.
Another objective of the project is to explode the land’s potential to start a chain reaction in the zone, creating more jobs and reinforce the public space for a better quality of life for the citizens. The original budget to build this public office was of $5’100,000 USD.