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Programatic elements follow a single contour line. Begin and end with canopies over canchas de futbol. Demonstration housing rest atop gabion foundations. Urban agriculture fills the space between north and south hilltop communities while civic operations stitch together the stairways.

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.

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