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Courtesy of Panoramio and Ramiro Garcia: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/41042239

While researching material palletes of informal Lima, a pattern of warp and weft was revealed. The estera wall, a woven mat used for rudimentary dwelling -when observed closely, suggests a language which reflects the skyline of built form massing. Peaks and valleys. Moreover, the concept of weaving is appropiate in the case of this concept of interconnections. A series of vertical stairs are stitched together with programs of civic operations.

Civic operations follow the contour paths.