Conejos Fieldwork Site at Rancho la Florida. La Florida, Conejos County, CO. Ongoing.
The Conejos Fieldwork Site is located outside of Antonito, Colorado, on a 10-acre historic adobe ranch between the Rio Grande river and BLM land. The site is part of a multi-generation family ranch of nearly 500 acres, where the Rael family grows hay, grazes cattle, manages historic acequias, and preserves historic adobe structures. In collaboration with architect Ronald Rael and Rael SanFratello Architects, M12 Studio utilizes the Conejos Fieldwork Site to work in and with the living material around Conejos County, one of the five poorest counties in Colorado, but, culturally one of its richest. In addition to residential and studio infrastructure for M12 and visiting project contributors, the site hosts several historic adobe structures, outbuildings, and basic camping grounds. The unique physical geography, cultural and economic diversity, and extraordinary environmental phenomena all enhance our work in the lower San Luis Valley region.
Thanks to the Rael Family