Project 2: La Esperanza

The site for the new La Esperanza Community is located in the Lomas del Valle area on the eastern edge of the Tijuana city limit. The area of the site for the proposed community is 1.3 hectares (3.2 acres). Lomas del Valle is part of a group of colonias created in the last 10 years by the city and state government through the relocation of families from high risk areas throughout the Tijuana and informal land acquisitions. The character of the community still preserves a rural quality and lacks sewer services. It is largely populated by low income residents that live in self-built homes. The client is Fundacion Esperanza de Mexico, A.C., a non-profit organization founded in 1990 to promote the development of such communities interested in increasing their quality of life through self-help.