ECTAGONO DRY TOILET

Ectagono, an ecological Oasis situated in the middle of one of the most over-populated and polluted cities in the world, Mexico City. The mission of Ectagono is to educate and create a more inclusive society which coexists with nature harmoniously, works collaboratively and lives in abundance. They impulse actions to achieve a balance between nature, humans and the economy through design and the implementation of strategies with a focus on regenerative development to achieve a succesful transition to sustainability.

The main focus for the proposal was designing a bathroom which, as stated in Ectagono´s mission, utilized the implementation of sustainable strategies and techniques while also keeping the construction process as simple and straightforward as possible. The result is a bathroom made almost entirely of low carbon footprint and re-utilized materials such as recycled PET bottles and Tetra Pak, bamboo, reutilized woods and earth. The main constuction method is bajareque, which consists of creating a framework using wild bamboo around the main structure of the bathroom, the framework is then filled with recycled PET and other non biodegradable materials and finally covered with a plastering of mud mixed with straw. This technique is very commonly seen in vernacular architecture around the world.

The proposal was the one selected by the jury to be built at the site, which meant the team were officially in charge of the bathroom´s construction. After a period of modifications and final preparations, the construction began.