<ul><li>Manuel Cervantes Estudio's temporary housing project is located in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, within rubber tree plantations to assist migrant workers.</li><li>The architectural intervention aims to provide temporary housing that adapts to the local climate and working conditions for workers from Haiti, Mexico, Central, and South America.</li><li>The modular system includes worker and family modules, cooking and cleaning units, designed with bamboo facades, elevated concrete frames, and reflective roofs to minimize heat absorption.</li><li>The project prioritizes passive environmental strategies, such as natural shading and cross-ventilation, to support migrant workers in a humid-subtropical climate with low environmental impact.</li></ul>

manuel cervantes estudio embeds temporary housing units among rubber trees in mexico

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