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A place to grow

Name
Zofia Maria Lipowska
Education degree
Kandidat
Fagfelt
Architecture
Institute
Architecture and Space
Program
Architecture and Extreme Environments
Year
2026

Located in Umán, an industrial suburb in southern Mexico, Worker’s Haven explores how spatial organization inspired by traditional Mayan home gardens and the use of affordable, local materials can better support and nurture the industrial workforce. 

This project proposes an addition to a sustainable textile factory, integrating a workers' canteen, female community center, communal kitchen, and daycare into functional landscape.

 

Section through daycare and worker's canteen
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Ceramic drops - first semester prototype

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Ceramic water filter prototype and workbench
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The Royal Danish Academy supports the Sustainable Development Goals

Since 2017 the Royal Danish Academy has worked with the Sustainable Development Goals. This is reflected in our research, our teaching and in our students’ projects. This project relates to the following UN goal(-s)