Greenhouse for the Coexistence of Plants and Humans – Sustainable Architecture by salazarsequeromedina

Drawing from Peruvian vernacular architecture, the design echoes temporary yet purposeful rural structures such as verandas, awnings, and antepatios. These elements provide natural shading, passive ventilation, and optimized daylight, making the space both environmentally responsible and visually integrated with its surroundings.

The construction base—walls, flooring, and chimney—is built with solidity and permanence in mind, using recocho brick, a locally recovered and repurposed material sourced from brickyard waste over several months. This choice not only supports sustainable building practices but also reflects the project’s ethos of recycling and adaptive reuse.

Lightweight, Flexible, and Future-Ready

Above the sturdy brick base, a light metal frame—assembled from repurposed elements of nearby agricultural structures—supports the greenhouse envelope. This modular and demountable system allows for future reconfiguration, ensuring the structure can evolve to meet changing needs. Over time, it could be adapted for alternative uses, demonstrating architecture’s potential for flexibility and circularity.

Ultimately, the Greenhouse for the Coexistence of Plants and Humans is not just a building—it’s a living ecosystem, a social space, and an architectural experiment in merging domestic life with sustainable food production. It offers a blueprint for future spaces where humans and nature share not just the same environment, but the same purpose.

All photographs are works of Ivan Salinero