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Fogón Común | MIT Architecture: Fall 2024

MIT ODDS & MODS: Brick Workshop - Advisor: Sheila Kennedy
Collaborators: Mara Diavolova, Samantha Ratanarat, Sarah Okayli Masaryk, Zachary Rapaport, Manolo Barroso

Xochimilco - México


The Fogón Común is designed in collaboration with MIT ODDS & MODS and COCINA COLABORATORIO.

The design is dedicated to serving the local community with a communal firestove outdoor kitchen that can be used in Xochimilco. The project hopes to preserve traditional Mexican culinary recipes by honoring integenerational knowledge of cooking. The site’s proximity to fertil chinampa farmgrounds is also dedicated in supporting its local produce and native plants.

This design-build project was constructed in January 2025.





Design Iterations:


Fire Stove Cooking Study Sets:




Doña Angela is widely-known for her viral Youtube videos cooking Mexican traditional recipes using her fire stove. By studying the movements of her cooking process in the kitchen, it helped us better understand design opportunities for preferences in size, height, heat and space.