An inspiring and ingenious take on architecture and conservation, an old building in Mexico is transformed into a modern-day library with its external glass and concrete structure. Conceived by architects Fernanda Canales and Arquitectura 911sc, and located in the south of Mexico city, in Coyoacán, the ‘Elena Garro Cultural Center’ was previously a two-storey brick and plaster house from the 20th-century. With new life breathed into it, old and new are elegantly melded in a functional and thoughtful manner..

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