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Kananguio Natural Reserve

San Francisco Pichátaro, Mexico

Location: San Francisco Pichátaro, Mexico

Category: education

Phase: design development

Updated: 27 May 2025

Rooted in the biocultural landscape of San Francisco Pichátaro, this initiative seeks to co-create architecture through community participation. By reactivating spaces with local materials, knowledge, and traditions, the project aims to foster cultural continuity, environmental care, and social empowerment from within the community itself.

Project leader: Carlos Plascencia

What is still needed to proceed?

Finance

Still 100% of € 12,000

Skills

Stuff

Hands

Support

The project

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Introduction

This project emerged from a long - standing relationship between the autonomous community of San Francisco Pichátaro and the Faculty of Architecture at UMNSH. Rooted in a rich Purépecha heritage and shaped by a biocultural landscape, the community faces urgent challenges such as deforestation, water scarcity, and the erosion of traditional knowledge. Through participatory design, this initiative addresses the need to preserve cultural identity, promote ecological stewardship, and empower local self - management. The project is both a response to immediate infrastructural needs and a catalyst for long - term, community - led development.

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Impact

The Kananguio Natural Reserve is an ecoturistic development that strengthens community resilience through cultural preservation, ecological awareness, and economic self-management. Designed to host up to 20 visitors in 5 cabins and around 50 participants in communal areas, it enables monthly workshops on traditional knowledge shared by and for the community. The project encourages sustainable tourism, seasonal stays (mainly weekends and holidays), and intergenerational learning, reinforcing biocultural continuity over time.

Core team

This project is the result of a close collaboration between academic, professional, and communal actors. Professor Juan Carlos Lobato, from the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), serves as the key liaison between the university and the communal government of San Francisco Pichátaro, facilitating dialogue and ensuring respectful engagement. Architect and photographer Abril Aguilar contributes to the architectural design process and documents the project visually, also managing communication and social media outreach. Architect Carlos Plascencia leads the architectural planning and project coordination, working hand in hand with the communal government, including the delegate responsible for the management of the Kananguio natural reserve. The project has been supported from its inception by local authorities, who have actively participated in assemblies, site visits, and decision-making. This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to ecological restoration, cultural preservation, and sustainable development rooted in participatory design.

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VEGETATION ANALYSIS

ANALYSYS OF PROYECTS IN THE COMUNITY

Kananguio Natural Reserve

Kananguio Natural Reserve

ANALYSYS OF PROYECTS IN THE COMUNITY

Kanaguio Natural Reserve

ANALYSYS OF PROYECTS IN THE COMUNITY

Render greenhouse

Technical drawings

SITE PLAN

FLOOR PLAN

FLOOR PLAN

Greenhouse plans

FLOOR PLAN

Help bring our project to life!

Finance: Still 100% of € 12,000 Support

Stuff: Materials Support

There are no updates yet.

Help bring our project to life!

Finance: Still 100% of € 12,000 Support

Stuff: Materials Support

Where are we now

So far, the project has secured strong community support and active participation from local authorities. We are currently finalizing the cost estimates and developing a self-financing strategy through the sale of handcrafted wood furniture made within the community. This initiative not only supports the project economically but also reinforces local craftsmanship and cultural identity. Our team brings together academic expertise, architectural design, and grassroots organization, laying a strong foundation for sustainable development.

An indication of our team’s capacity:

10% funding already raised

100% expertise already found

60% materials / equipment already found

80% builders already found

Finance: € 12,000

Funding will directly enable the construction of key infrastructure: five eco - cabins, a 200m² communal area with a wood - fired kitchen, greenhouse, temazcal, and dry toilets—all designed using local materials and traditional techniques. Investors can expect to see the creation of a functioning ecotourism center that hosts 20 visitors and facilitates monthly cultural workshops for up to 50 participants. The project will also support local employment, training in hospitality and sustainable practices, and the commercialization of handmade wood furniture. In the long term, it will serve as a replicable model of self - managed, regenerative rural tourism.

Building material 10,000

Furniture 2,000

Stuff: Materials

Thanks to the collective effort of the community, much of the construction material—such as wood and handmade clay tiles—has already been sourced locally through communal collaboration. The only materials still needed are basic but essential ones: rebar, concrete, and limestone. Donations of these items would significantly accelerate the construction process and help complete the project using a mix of traditional craftsmanship and essential modern techniques.

Help bring our project to life!

Finance: Still 100% of € 12,000 Support

Stuff: Materials Support

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