El Carmen Church
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The project was passed to Victor Mendez by Leonel Aviles and Ivo Osegueda. The challenge was the restriction of an existing lot. The church needed to be expanded; the requirements were: to have a modern church with emphasis in daylight; bedrooms for the priests; incorporation of an interior garden; a small chapel embedded in the main auditorium and a parking lot. Victor Mendez applied principles of the Bauhaus School and Le Corbusier. The construction was coordinated by Leonel Aviles and Ivo Osegueda; some modifications were applied to the original design.
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Construction Coordination by Leonel Aviles & Ivo Osegueda. Design & Drafting by Victor Mendez
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Construction Coordination by Leonel Aviles & Ivo Osegueda. Design & Drafting by Victor Mendez
![El Carmen Church](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a0910a_dc6dfff5ffcf4c15819fa7b2237cd5ea.jpg/v1/fill/w_940,h_600,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/a0910a_dc6dfff5ffcf4c15819fa7b2237cd5ea.jpg)
Construction Coordination by Leonel Aviles & Ivo Osegueda. Design & Drafting by Victor Mendez